Pteridium esculentum

Bracken at Mount Painter

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Identification history

Pteridium esculentum	21 Jun 2024	Tapirlord
Polystichum proliferum	21 Jun 2024	CarbonAI
Unverified	21 Jun 2024	lbradley

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2 comments

lbradley wrote:

21 Jun 2024

I just checked and it looks like this is the same fern Cath submitted in Feb 2024. It was identified as bracken although as Cath noted, Ned submitted this fern and it was identified as a mother shield fern so I think Ned’s sighting needs to be corrected.

dcnicholls wrote:

21 Jun 2024

possibly bracken not P proliferum

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074190 -35.267829
Altitude 573.0m
Maps Mount Painter
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
21 Jun 2024 05:17 PM Recorded on
lbradley Recorded by
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lbradley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ferns and Clubmosses Plants

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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