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Mother Shield Fern

Mother Shield Fern

P. proliferum
Photographer - John Broomfield
Source - Museum Victoria
P. proliferum
Photographer - John Broomfield
Source - Museum Victoria
P. proliferum
Photographer - John Broomfield
Source - Museum Victoria

Polystichum proliferum

The Mother Shield Fern is a large tufted fern with long arched fronds, occurring in large spreading colonies.

Plantlets are produced at the tips of the fronds that, after taking root, enable the colony to expand.


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