Blechnum wattsii
Hard Water Fern at Cotter River, ACT
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| Blechnum wattsii | dcnicholls | 11 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | JaneR | 10 Feb 2022 |
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User's notes
low down on a bank , beside a creek: currently just above water level. Likely to have been submerged and battered by rec nt high flow.
4 comments
11 Feb 2022
They might be two different species. First photograph, Blechnum wattsii, second Blechnum minus.
11 Feb 2022
The second and third photos are definitely B. minus, but I’m pretty sure the first is B. wattsii - the large, coarse, backward pointing initial pinnae are characteristic.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.819611-35.605408
- Altitude 986.4m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 10 Feb 2022 12:01 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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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
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