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Button Fern
Pellaea rotundifolia
Also known as: New Zealand cliff brake • button fern • Tarawera
Kingdom: Viridiplantae• Family: Pteridaceae• Order: Polypodiales
Button fern is a common name for several plants and may refer to:Pellaea rotundifolia, a popular house plant native to New Zealand
Tectaria cicutaria, native to the Caribbean
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Button Fern, New Zealand cliff brake, button fern, Tarawera
Class:
Polypodiopsida
Data Completeness:
100%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
388W+QX Glow worm caves/ rock climbing, Waipu 0582, New Zealand
1
Hacket nelson
1
Matamata-Piako, Te Aroha, Waikato, NZ
1
Harbour Cone, New Zealand
1
Northcote South VIC 3070, Australia
1
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First: 3/20/2016 · Latest: 4/20/2025
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