Asplenium trichomanes
Common Spleenwort at Burra, NSW
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| Asplenium trichomanes | dcnicholls | 14 Aug 2016 | |
| Asplenium bulbiferum | AaronClausen | 14 Aug 2016 | |
| Unverified | Speedsta | 14 Aug 2016 |
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9 comments
15 Aug 2016
I'm prepared to speculate the rock on which the fern is growing is limestone. A. trichomanes almost always (but not always always) grows on limestone. Excellent find of quite an uncommon fern!
15 Aug 2016
Plenty of it (at least before the 2003 fires) growing on the grey limestone surrounding the Cotter Cave, and AFAIK this is not yet in the Canberra Nature Map register.
15 Aug 2016
That's correct dcnicholls, the rocks are limestone. I found this specimen in a cave under the London Bridge Arch in Googong.
15 Aug 2016
We may have a problem, because the location is listed in this record as Stromlo, ACT.
15 Aug 2016
Yes slight problem with location and date reported. When I figure out where to contact support I will ask for them to make the amendments.
15 Aug 2016
Thanks speedsta - I have made you a trusted user which means that you can now go back and edit this record and use the google map feature to click on the location. Common Spleenwort has a restricted occurrence in the ACT area so good to have a new location.
16 Aug 2016
Thanks guys, this location looks good now, has it been corrected Speedsta? PS awesome sighting.
17 Aug 2016
Thanks for the assistance I was able to change the reported date and location sighting.
Location information
- Maps Googong Foreshore
- Places Burra, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Speedsta Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Collections
- Speedsta Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Asplenium trichomanes Ferns and Clubmosses Plants
Species information
- Asplenium trichomanes Scientific name
- Common Spleenwort Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1183.59m Recorded at altitude
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