Paesia scaberula, the ring fern or , is a lacy, creeping New Zealand fern that grows up to with yellow-green fronds, brown stalks and a distinctive smell.Andrew Crowe. A guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns. Viking, Penguin Books 1997, p. 52.
Distribution This fern can be found throughout the North and South Islands, Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.
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