Asplenium subglandulosum

Blanket Fern at Canberra Central, ACT

Asplenium subglandulosum at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 Sep 2014
Asplenium subglandulosum at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 Sep 2014
Asplenium subglandulosum at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 Sep 2014
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Identification history

Asplenium subglandulosum 18 Sep 2014 MichaelBedingfield
Asplenium subglandulosum 5 Sep 2014 AaronClausen
Unidentified 5 Sep 2014 AaronClausen

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Heino wrote:
   17 Sep 2014
In the lower right hand corner of the most drawn-back photo you see a small patch of dark green moss, very nondescript and with little detail - except some paler, yellow-green bits lying on the dark mat. This is likely to be Campylopus clavatus. In this species you get numerous short, leafy stems growing together to create a dense mat. The stem tips (with a few attached leaves) break easily and act as vegetative propagules. If such a fragment lands elsewhere, and conditions are right, a new colony may start. If you run your finger firmly over a Campylopus clavatus mat you'll see stem tips break off and be flicked about. The species is common in the ACT and can be found in suburban yards.

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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
  • 125 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Pleurosorus rutifolius Pleurosorus subglandulosus
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