Crepe fern

(Leptopteris fraseri)

Description

Leptopteris fraseri, known as the crepe fern is a plant occurring in eastern Australia. The habitat is wet places, mostly on the Great Dividing Range. It is found in caves, near waterfalls, in dark shady places in the cooler rainforests.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Polypodiopsida

Order:Osmundales

Family:Osmundaceae

Genus:Leptopteris

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