Kangaroo Fern at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata | 22 Aug 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Blechnum patersonii subsp. patersonii | 27 Jan 2023 | Tapirlord |
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User's notes
Young plants? Growing on mossy boulders on mountain creek
2 comments
natureguy
wrote:
29 Jan 2023
I suspect so given your other sightings in the area, and there aren't really many other possibilities I can think of. @dcnicholls ?
dcnicholls
wrote:
29 Jan 2023
The glossy nature of the fronds suggest it may be a young Microsorum pustulatum, which also grows in the Tidbinbillas. Time, and the development of fertile fronds, will decide
Location information
- Coordinates 148.884947-35.453450
- Altitude 983.5m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2023 11:22 AM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Ferns and Clubmosses Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata Scientific name
- Kangaroo Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1001.88m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Microsorum pustulatum subsp. pustulatum
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