Parapolystichum microsorum explained

Parapolystichum microsorum, synonym (in part) Lastreopsis microsora, known as the creeping shield fern is a common small plant found in eastern Australia and New Zealand.^[1] The habitat is rainforest or moist sheltered eucalyptus forests. It may form large colonies. The specific epithet microsora translates to "small sori".^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

• Parapolystichum microsorum subsp. microsorum – Australia (eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria), Norfolk Island
• Parapolystichum microsorum subsp. pentagulare (Colenso) Labiak, Sundue & R. C. Moran – New Zealand and Chatham Island

Notes and References

1. Brownsey & Dodsworth, New Zealand Ferns, David Bateman Ltd Auckland 2000,
2. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 312