Blechnum patersonii subsp. patersonii
1 Strap Water Fern at Paddys River, ACT
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| Notogrammitis billardierei | KenT | 9 Jul 2018 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 8 Jul 2018 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
11 Jul 2018
First Canberra Nature Map record of this fern and only second recorded ACT location in last 40 years
User's notes
Appeared to be growing on the trunk of a tree fern.
3 comments
10 Jul 2018
B. patersonii for sure. Does grow in Tidbinbilla and also the Blue Range. N. billardieri may be in the ACT and would be an important find.
10 Jul 2018
Thanks David, the small size of the plant (given as less than 10 cm) confused me. I expected B. patersonii to be somewhat larger given the number of fronds present.
11 Jul 2018
Spore patterns are the decider. B patersonii have quite different sterile (broad) and fertile (narrow) fronds, N. billardieri have spore sori arranged in chevron like patterns.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.883530-35.453217
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Jul 2018 01:11 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Collections
- Significant Featured MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blechnum patersonii subsp. patersonii Ferns and Clubmosses Plants
Species information
- Blechnum patersonii subsp. patersonii Scientific name
- Strap Water Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1158.57m Recorded at altitude
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