Pellaea rotundifolia (G.Forst.) Hook.

Button Fern

Rhizome short-creeping. Fronds in arching clusters. Blade linear to narrowly lanceolate in outline, to about 40 cm long, divided once. Stalk if present vary short, soft-hairy. Segments 1-2 cm long, roundish, in 10-50 pairs, dark green, glossy with stalks absent or occasionally very short.

Will tolerate cool conditions.

NZ.

Segments round.

Source: Spencer, R. (1995). Adiantaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1, Ferns, conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Polypodiopsida
order     Polypodiales
family      Pteridaceae
genus       Pellaea Link