Pteris umbrosa
6 Jungle Brake at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Pteris umbrosa | dcnicholls | 1 Feb 2023 | |
| Pteris umbrosa | Tapirlord | 1 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | NedJohnston | 1 Feb 2023 |
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Significant sighting
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
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 ;)
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)
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.836143-35.355811
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2023 11:08 AM Recorded on
- NedJohnston Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- Significant Plants Ferns and Clubmosses NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pteris umbrosa
Species information
- Pteris umbrosa Scientific name
- Jungle Brake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 873.44m Recorded at altitude
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