Cyathea australis subsp. australis
Rough Tree Fern at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Cyathea australis subsp. australis | dcnicholls | 28 Oct 2018 | |
| Cyathea australis subsp. australis | KenT | 28 Oct 2018 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
29 Oct 2018
New recorded location of Rough Tree Fern, which is rare in the ACT region
User's notes
Growing on a steep southern slope a few metres above dry creek bank among blackberries in an area subject to a prescribed burn in the past 12 months
4 comments
29 Oct 2018
Hard to be absolutely sure, the main fronds are indicative, but the hard sharp bases of the fronds are a good guide. If so, it's good to see mature C. australis in the Blue Range again.
22 Nov 2018
Also, keep an eye out for Bat's Wing Fern (Histiopteris incisa) in the darker parts of the creek leading uphill from the Hut, and Todea barbara (King Fern) where Blue Range Road has zig-zagged up and heads back north again, in the gullies just below the road.
22 Nov 2018
Thanks David, access to some of these areas is more difficult these days. The gullies are full of blackberries, some of the tracks are gone and some of the area is closed for rehabilitation following a prescribed burn and forestry activities. However, I intend to keep looking in the general area as it has been 30 yrs since I've seen a King Fern.
Location information
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
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- Significant KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cyathea australis subsp. australis Ferns and Clubmosses Plants
Species information
- Cyathea australis subsp. australis Scientific name
- Rough Tree Fern Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1217.94m Recorded at altitude
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Cyathea australis
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