''Parapolystichum munitum'', synonym ''Lastreopsis munita'', the naked shield fern is a plant found in tropical and subtropical forest areas in eastern

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. Often seen in large colonies, near streams in

rainforest Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...

and wet eucalyptus areas, north from the Barrington Tops.

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Dryopteridaceae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Plants described in 1858 {{Dryopteridaceae-stub