| Polystichum fallax | |
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| Growing at Mount Kaputar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Polystichum |
| Species: | P. fallax
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| Binomial name | |
| Polystichum fallax | |
Polystichum fallax is a species of fern in the Dryopteridaceae family, and was first described in 1955 by Mary Tindale.12
The species is found from south-eastern Queensland to eastern New South Wales,3 in open forest at moderate heights above sea level and often among rocks.4
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References
- "Polystichum fallax". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- Tindale, M.D. (1955). "Some notes on the genus Polystichum in south-eastern Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales: 80: 54, t. II.
- "Polystichum fallax Tindale | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- D.L. Jones. "Polystichum fallax". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 January 2025.