Asplenium subglandulosum
Blanket Fern at Kowen, ACT
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| Asplenium subglandulosum | dcnicholls | 9 Oct 2015 | |
| Asplenium subglandulosum | AaronClausen | 9 Oct 2015 | |
| Pleurosorus subglandulosus | FranM | 26 Sep 2015 |
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7 comments
10 Oct 2015
Just saw this one Fran. Lovely sighting!!! I am not sure how to tell the difference between P. rutifolius and P. subglandulosus. David N should be able to help...
10 Oct 2015
Aaron, you need a 10x loupe to look at the hairs on the pinnae: ssp subglandulosus has tiny glands on the tips of the hairs, but not easy or even possible by eye. I have seen both species along the Molonglo Gorge. For most purposes, the ordinary one is probably what we should list, and leave it to the botanists to make the subtle distinctions.
10 Oct 2015
Just to clarify, the glandular hair variety is a sub-species, Pleurosorus rutifolius ssp. subglandulosus
10 Oct 2015
Further comment: the photo is nearly good enough to distinguish whether the hairs have glandular tips. I am starting to think they might.
10 Oct 2015
Interesting David, thanks for looking at this one. Well, my thoughts are when it comes to ferns, you are the best we've got. So happy to go with your recommendation and the other thing is we can always re-confirm a sighting later if the opinion or ID changes etc. (E.g. from additional photos uploaded or another opinion). Michael M, any other thoughts??
10 Oct 2015
Yes I have gone back to photos I have either rejected or tentatively mis-identified following herbarium inspection of specimens, or after photos of identifying features have later been added
10 Oct 2015
Yes I have gone back to photos I have either rejected or tentatively mis-identified following herbarium inspection of specimens, or after photos of identifying features have later been added
Location information
- Coordinates 149.263494-35.331219
- Maps Molonglo Gorge
- Places Kowen, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Sep 2015 12:23 PM Recorded on
- FranM Recorded by
Collections
- FranM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Asplenium subglandulosum Ferns and Clubmosses Plants
Species information
- Asplenium subglandulosum Scientific name
- Blanket Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1008.85m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Pleurosorus rutifolius Pleurosorus subglandulosus