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Sighting 28695

Pteridium esculentum

Bracken at Paddys River, ACT

Pteridium esculentum at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Nov 2014 09:32 AM
Pteridium esculentum at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Nov 2014 09:32 AM
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Pteridium esculentum 16 Nov 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Pteridium esculentum 16 Nov 2014 galah681
Unverified 16 Nov 2014 galah681

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2 comments

dcnicholls wrote:
   17 Nov 2014
This is one of those tricky ones. It looks like Pteridium esculentum, and if the fronds are leathery, that confirms it. But I can't rule out Pteris tremula. I'd bet on the former.
galah681 wrote:
   17 Nov 2014
I think it would definitely be Pteridium esculentum. The fronds were very leathery and there was a lot of it in the area.

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Species information

  • Pteridium esculentum Scientific name
  • Bracken Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 1338.58m Recorded at altitude
  • 178 images trained Machine learning
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