Paesia scaberula

Paesia scaberula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:	Paesia
Species:	P. scaberula
Binomial name
Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn
Synonyms[1]
Allosorus scaberulus (A.Rich.) C.Presl, 1836. Ornithopteris scaberula (A.Rich.) J.Sm., 1875. Pteris microphylla A.Cunn., 1837. Pteris scaberula A.Rich., 1832.

Paesia scaberula, the ring fern or mātata, is a lacy, creeping New Zealand fern that grows up to 115 centimetres (45 in) with yellow-green fronds, brown stalks and a distinctive smell.^[2]