Blechnum nudum

Fishbone Water Fern at Cotter River, ACT

Blechnum nudum at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
Blechnum nudum at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
Blechnum nudum at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
Blechnum nudum at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Apr 2022
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Identification history

Blechnum nudum 12 Apr 2022 dcnicholls
Unidentified 12 Apr 2022 JaneR

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User's notes

Possibly Pellaea sp ? Solitary in roadside drain. Third photo is young fronds

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dcnicholls wrote:
   12 Apr 2022
I need to check a bit more, but from the location and the morphology it is very probably a Blechnum nudum. Certainly Blechnum species.

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Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Blechnum nudum Scientific name
  • Fishbone Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1432.91m Recorded at altitude
  • 154 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Lomaria nuda

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