Blechnum cartilagineum
2 Gristle Fern at Aranda Bushland
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| Blechnum cartilagineum | dcnicholls | 26 Feb 2024 | |
| Blechnum (genus) | CathB | 26 Feb 2024 |
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6 comments
26 Feb 2024
Not 100% certain of my ID, would help to see if it has black scales at the base of the stipe
26 Feb 2024
B. cart was recorded a few decades ago in the Black Mountain bushland not far south of Belconnen Way. Also, there was (is?) a large occurrence in the lower reaches of Oakey Creek on the north end of the Tidbinbillas. Mind you, that was in the late 1970s!
27 Feb 2024
I last saw it in Aranda Bushland in 2008, where a few fronds were growing at a location where a major water pipe had a long term leak. When the pipe was repaired the fern disappeared.
27 Feb 2024
There is quite a bit of it in the Tidbinbilla range, you just need to know where to look
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- Significant CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blechnum cartilagineum Ferns and Clubmosses Plants
Species information
- Blechnum cartilagineum Scientific name
- Gristle Fern Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1236.16m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Oceaniopteris cartilaginea
Record quality
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