Kōwaowao, hound’s tongue fern, Lecanopteris pustulata; previously Microsorum pustulatum. Clockwise from top left: fertile frond; sterile fronds, with wider lobes; distribution map within New Zealand; creeping rhizome; underside of fertile frond, with prominent orange clusters of the spore-producing capsules. Photos by Leon Perrie, Te Papa. Map from Flora of New Zealand, CC BY Landcare Research.Read more
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