Lastreopsis decomposita

Lastreopsis decomposita, known as the trim shield fern, is a common plant found in eastern Australia. The habitat is rainforest or moist sheltered eucalyptus forests. It may form large colonies. This fern features delicate lacy fronds, up to 90 cm long. The segments are alternate on the stem, hairy and thin textured.

Lastreopsis decomposita
Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Genus:	Lastreopsis
Species:	L. decomposita
Binomial name
Lastreopsis decomposita R.Br. Tindale
Synonyms
Nephrodium decompositum R.Br.

The specific epithet decomposita is from Latin, it refers to the segments being compounded more than once.^[1]

This species first appeared in the scientific literature as in 1810 as Nephrodium decompositum, in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. Authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.