Cyrtomium falcatum

Holly Fern at Bruce, ACT

Cyrtomium falcatum at Bruce, ACT - 7 Oct 2021
Cyrtomium falcatum at Bruce, ACT - 7 Oct 2021
Cyrtomium falcatum at Bruce, ACT - 7 Oct 2021
Cyrtomium falcatum at Bruce, ACT - 7 Oct 2021
Cyrtomium falcatum at Bruce, ACT - 7 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Cyrtomium falcatum 8 Oct 2021 dcnicholls
Cyrtomium falcatum 7 Oct 2021 NedJohnston

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Sorry about the bad photos, I can return later to take some better ones with a proper camera if need be. Only one plant that I could see and though it doesn’t show in the photos, the undersides were covered in spores that matched sighting 22847.

2 comments

   8 Oct 2021
Certainly looks like it Ned will await David's ID - interesting that the other Canberra location of this invasive fern is also a bridge - where the Federal Highway cross Horespark drive
dcnicholls wrote:
   8 Oct 2021
Based on its similarity to the other occurrence, very likely , C. falcatum

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 7 Oct 2021 03:34 PM Recorded on
  • NedJohnston Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Cyrtomium falcatum Scientific name
  • Holly Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 682.81m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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