Parapolystichum munitum

{{Short description|Species of fern}}

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| name = naked shield fern

| image = Parapolystichum munitum League.jpg

| image_caption = League scrub, Australia

| genus = Parapolystichum

| species = munita

| authority = (Mett.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran

| synonyms =

• Lastreopsis munita (Mett.) Tindale
• Phegopteris munita Mett.
• Polypodium aspidioides F.M.Bailey

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Parapolystichum munitum, synonym Lastreopsis munita, the naked shield fern is a plant found in tropical and subtropical forest areas in eastern Australia. Often seen in large colonies, near streams in rainforest and wet eucalyptus areas, north from the Barrington Tops.{{cite web |url=https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lastreopsis~munita |title= Lastreopsis munita |accessdate=5 December 2021 |work=Plantnet - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney|author = P. G. Wilson}}{{cite web|title=Parapolystichum munitum (Mett.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/3678858/api/apni-format|website=APNI|publisher=Vascular Plants NSL Services|accessdate=5 December 2021}}