Hypolepis ambigua
Species of fern / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypolepis ambigua, (commonly known as pigfern) is a species of fern that grows in New Zealand.[1]
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Pigfern | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
Genus: | Hypolepis |
Species: | H. ambigua |
Binomial name | |
Hypolepis ambigua Brownsey & Chinnock | |
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The fern has broad fronds which grow up to 120 cm long, the fronds have mostly colourless hairs and some brown-tinged hairs on the midribs, while the stalks have red-brown or pale-brown bristly hairs. It grows in the shade in moist soil.