Pteris umbrosa

6 Jungle Brake at Uriarra Village, ACT

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Identification history

Pteris umbrosa	1 Feb 2023	dcnicholls
Pteris umbrosa	1 Feb 2023	Tapirlord
Unidentified	1 Feb 2023	NedJohnston

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Significant sighting

dcnicholls noted:

1 Feb 2023

Not previously found in the ACT.

User's notes

There were a couple of these larger ferns in a creek that looked different to the surrounding ones but not sure if it’s just variation. It was quite wet but I think it could be sori on the underside.

6 comments

dcnicholls wrote:

1 Feb 2023

Very important find

Tapirlord wrote:

1 Feb 2023

That is pretty cool I have to say.

NedJohnston wrote:

1 Feb 2023

That's really interesting to know - always pays to photograph interesting things I guess. There's certainly some interesting stuff in that area - we found two new species for the ACT in one trip there. I thought at the time it looked a little like Jungle Brake but I thought it couldn't be. It was worth me wading into that creek huh Ciaran ;)

MattM wrote:

1 Feb 2023

I suspect those gullies are good places to look for new ACT species. They are often so difficult to move through that I suspect most people don't bother. (Also stinging nettles)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 Feb 2023

Great stuff Ned and Ciaran - you are refocusing what we think of as "rare" plants in the ACT. Thanks to both of you.

Tapirlord wrote:

2 Feb 2023

Yep, well worth getting our feet wet for this day out!

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