Summary ²

Histiopteris incisa, the bat's wing fern, water fern or fern mata, is a common plant found in Australia, New Zealand and other islands in the south Pacific region. Usually found in moist areas, where it may form large colonies. The lowermost lobes of each pinnae have a bat wing like appearance, giving the fern it's common name.

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1. (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histiopteris_incisa

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