Sticherus lobatus

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Polypodiopsida/Gleicheniales/Gleicheniaceae/Sticherus

At a glance

Occurrence records2 199

Data sources5

Biological traits19

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Sticherus lobatus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 199 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources19 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 199 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 68

01Narrative

Sticherus lobatus, known as the spreading fan fern is a small fern found in eastern and southern Australia. A common and attractive plant, similar to S. flabellatus but with additional lobed segments.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 314 Often forming colonies in open forest areas, or on the edge of rainforests.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Leaf length20 mm

Leaf size63.62 mm²

Plant height2 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Dispersal typewind

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years100 years

Pollination syndromeabiotic

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formfern

Leaf compoundnesscompound

Leaf shapelanceolate ovate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Sticherus lobatus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Sticherus lobatus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 68 n = 34

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

n 342×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · Cave1963

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Tindale. 2002. In M. D. Tindale & S. K. Roy, A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 15: 839–937.

CCDB · Cave1963 — Thrower 1963

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 199 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 864

Museum / vouchered329

Cultivated / captive1

Other5

Origin

Native69

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 224 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 571≤1 km 158≤10 km 86>10 km 4

1 819 georeferenced · 45 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 864

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy37% within 1 km

≤100 m 15≤1 km 89≤10 km 156>10 km 24

284 georeferenced · 45 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence329

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions16 of 20 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	88
Mount Annan, AU	69
Canberra, AU	55
Brisbane, AU	28
Hobart, AU	27
Armidale, AU	14
Adelaide, AU	12
Wellington, NZ	8
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	5
Wollongong, AU	5
Batemans Bay, AU	5
Parkville, AU	3
Kew, GB	2
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	2
Norfolk, US	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Burlington, US	1
Montréal, CA	1
QVMAGlocation not on record	1
Smithfield, AU	1

20 institutions · 329 of 329 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Sticherus lobatus

At a glance

Sources5 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction5

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment8

Physiology & chemistry2

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type2 199 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions16 of 20 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type2 199 records