Pteridium esculentum

Bracken at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

	Pteridium esculentum	28 Feb 2024	dcnicholls
	Unverified	27 Feb 2024	CathB

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I'm pretty sure this would be the same plant shown in sighting 4394185 and tentatively identified as Polystichum proliferum. I was aware of this plant at the time and have been watching it since. It still doesn't have spores, but it doesn't look like P. proliferum.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074750 -35.267472
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
27 Feb 2024 08:20 AM Recorded on
CathB Recorded by
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CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ferns and Clubmosses Plants

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Pteridium esculentum Scientific name
Bracken Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Medium weed or pest
Up to 1338.58m Recorded at altitude
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