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NZ Plants
Lastreopsis velutina - velvet fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
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Frond
I MacDonald
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Frond stalk (stipe) with hairs and scales
L Jensen
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Frond upper surface, midrib (rachis) and leaflets
I MacDonald
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Frond upper surface, leaflets and rachis
L Jensen
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Rachis with long glandular hairs
L Jensen
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Leaflets, upper surface
L Jensen
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Leafket margin with hairs
L Jensen
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Leaflet upper surface, long hairs and short glandular hairs
L Jensen
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Leaflet, lower surface with sori
L Jensen
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Leaflet lower surface, midrib with long and short hairs
L Jensen
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Sorus, indusium covering with short glandular hairs
L Jensen
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Indusium, marginal glandular hairs
L Jensen
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Lastreopsis velutina is a terrestrial fern with erect stems bearing dark green, 5-angled fronds covered with short glandular hairs and long, soft brown hairs giving them a distinctive velvety feel.
An endemic species found in damp lowland or coastal forest throughout New Zealand
Vegetative characteristics |
Fertile frond and sporangia |
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Plant form: creeping stems with fronds up to 80 cm in length |
Frond appearance: similar to sterile frond |
Frond stalk, midrib: flat brown scales; soft brown hairs |
Sporangium location: on lower frond surface |
Frond shape: oval |
Sporangium position: to either side of vein |
Frond blade: 3-4-pinnate (divided 3-4x into leaflets or pinnae) |
Sporangia distribution: in groups (sori) |
Frond surface: numerous soft brown hairs |
Sorus shape: circular |
Leaflets: stalked, oblong, toothed, pointed at tip |
Sorus covering: kidney-shaped |
