Holly Fern at Kenny, ACT
Identification history
| Cyrtomium falcatum | 31 Oct 2014 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Sep 2014 | AaronClausen |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
31 Oct 2014
This is the first record of this fern in the ACT, it is known to be a significant invader in parts of America and coastal north NSW
User's notes
Some kind of very tough surviving fern growing in crack on an overpass across Horse Park Drive / Majura Parkway. Was fertile with lots of seeds under the fronds. I have no idea what it is...
9 comments
dcnicholls
wrote:
14 Sep 2014
I think that's a garden escape. Looks like Japanese Holly Fern, Cyrtomium falcatum
AaronClausen
wrote:
14 Sep 2014
Wow interesting! There is a ton of the stuff on 2-3 sides of the overpass at different aspects as well. It seems quite robust and pretty happy there.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
15 Sep 2014
David is it possible to check this plant out to confirm its ID. - I think it is the first ACT record of naturalised Japanese Holly Fern, which is considerde to be a significant environmental weed elsewhere in the world including North America and parts of NSW - we may want to tackle this infestation if it is indeed Japanese Holly fern - Thanks michael
dcnicholls
wrote:
1 Nov 2014
I don't have a way of keying out the fern, but it could be worth contacting The Australian herbarium (ANBG) to report the occurrence. I haven't had any contact with them for several years, it looks like Jim Croft is still there. and he would be ideal to confirm it. http://www.anbg.gov.au/people/jim.croft.html
natureguy
wrote:
3 Oct 2018
Drove past the other day and there are 20-30 reasonably healthy looking plants growing here still.
RWPurdie
wrote:
24 Nov 2018
I collected a fertile specimen of this for the herbarium on 20 Aug 2017 (RWPurdie 11202).
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
25 Nov 2018
Thanks Rosemary - we made the decision that it is unlikely to become a significant weed in the ACT - largely because of the specialisation of its habitat - but would be interested in any counter opinions
Location information
- Coordinates 149.187466-35.213775
- Altitude 682.8m
- Places Kenny, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2014 01:57 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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Species information
- Cyrtomium falcatum Scientific name
- Holly Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 682.81m Recorded at altitude
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