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Sighting 4394185

Pteridium esculentum

Bracken at Cook, ACT

Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
Pteridium esculentum at Cook, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 03:02 PM
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Identification history

Pteridium esculentum 21 Jun 2024 Tapirlord
Polystichum proliferum 21 Sep 2021 dcnicholls
Unverified 21 Sep 2021 NedJohnston

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1 comment

dcnicholls wrote:
   21 Sep 2021
Looks like Polystichum proliferum but in the absence of spores, hard to be sure. Might also be Diplazium australe or Hypolepis sp.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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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