''Arthropteris beckleri, ''commonly known as the ''Hairy Climbing Fishbone Fern'', is a small

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fern of the genus ''

Arthropteris ''Arthropteris'' is a small genus of ferns in family Tectariaceae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). It was previously placed in the families Oleandraceae or Davalliaceae. The genus is native to Austral ...

'' native to eastern

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. It is found north of Nowra, usually growing on rocks or from trees in areas of high altitude.

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Tectariaceae Ferns of Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland {{Polypodiales-stub