Notogrammitis crassior
New Zealand J. Bot. 50: 467 (2012)
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Occurrence status
Present
Origin
Native
Degree of establishment
Native
Threat status
FFG:
Endangered (EN)
Rhizome creeping and branched, covered with pale brown, papery scales. Fronds crowded, leathery, erect, 1–3 cm long, 0.2–0.5 cm wide; stipe indistinct, very short and glabrous. Lamina simple, spathulate to linear-spathulate, gradually narrowed to base, pale green, margins entire; midvein sometimes evident, lateral veins hidden. Sori near tip, oval to round, 1–4 pairs soon coalescing to form single mass; spores mostly 42–59 µm diam.
HNF, VAlp. Only found at high altitude, forming mats on rocks and in rock crevices, often near water (e.g. Cobberas, Mt Hotham, Bryces Gorge and Mt Buller).
Grammitis poeppigiana has been previoulsy misapplied to this species in Victoria.
Created by: Andre
Messina,
10 Jun. 2014
Updated by: Daniel
Ohlsen,
10 Jan. 2019
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