Dicksonia antarctica

Soft Treefern at Mongarlowe, NSW

Dicksonia antarctica at Mongarlowe, NSW - 18 Nov 2019
Dicksonia antarctica at Mongarlowe, NSW - 18 Nov 2019
Dicksonia antarctica at Mongarlowe, NSW - 18 Nov 2019
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Dicksonia antarctica 29 Nov 2019 dcnicholls
Unidentified 29 Nov 2019 LisaH

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This is a repeat photo of a plant - just wanted to show how the drought is affecting this fern.

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JackieMiles wrote:
   30 Nov 2019
I assume from the retained skirt of dead leaves that this one is Dicksonia antarctica, which is more drought sensitive than Cyathea australis. I think we might lose all of the ones in our gully on the coast from this drought - we'd already lost a few in the 2002-09 drought. They look way worse than this one, totally brown!
dcnicholls wrote:
   30 Nov 2019
Even in good times, D. antarctica has the skirt of dead fronds. Also the overall frond shape in convex, another fraily reliable indicator.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Nov 2019 05:13 PM Recorded on
  • LisaH Recorded by

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