Blechnum wattsii

Hard Water Fern at Cotter River, ACT

Blechnum wattsii at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Jan 2021
Blechnum wattsii at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Blechnum wattsii 22 Jan 2021 dcnicholls
Blechnum minus 22 Jan 2021 NickiTaws

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User's notes

Growing in roadside culvert

2 comments

dcnicholls wrote:
   22 Jan 2021
The large dark green pinnae at the base of the stipe suggest B. wattsii rather than B.minus
NickiTaws wrote:
   22 Jan 2021
Thanks Dave. B.wattsii keys out better

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Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 7 Jan 2021 09:44 AM Recorded on
  • NickiTaws Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Blechnum wattsii Scientific name
  • Hard Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1597.33m Recorded at altitude
  • 65 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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