Asplenium trichomanes

1 Common Spleenwort at Cooleman Ridge

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Identification history

Asplenium trichomanes	22 Jun 2024	dcnicholls
Asplenium flabellifolium	22 Jun 2024	CarbonAI
Asplenium trichomanes	22 Jun 2024	BethanyDunne

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Significant sighting

dcnicholls noted:

10 Jul 2024

Unusual for non-limestone and dry area

User's notes

Handful of plants on south facing slope under some large rocks.

5 comments

dcnicholls wrote:

22 Jun 2024

Are the rocks in the immediate area limestone? A. trichomanes often occurs on limestone and is rare elsewhere

BethanyDunne wrote:

22 Jun 2024

I'd have to have a better check but I wouldn't have thought so.

BethanyDunne wrote:

24 Jun 2024

I have been back and I would say the rocks are not limestone. I've added a picture. There are some interesting historical fern sightings on the south side of the ridge including Gristle Fern and Rough Tree Fern. Very cool to add this to the list!

patrickharvey wrote:

9 Jul 2024

The area is made up of a rhyodacite ignimbrite (which is a volcanic rock). it is part of the Laidlaw Volcanic Suite.

dcnicholls wrote:

10 Jul 2024

That makes it a quite unusual find

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Location information

Maps Cooleman Ridge
Places Chapman, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
BethanyDunne Recorded by
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Significant BethanyDunne Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ferns and Clubmosses Plants

Species information

Asplenium trichomanes Scientific name
Common Spleenwort Common name
Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
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