Hypolepis glandulifera
1 Downy Ground Fern at Aranda Bushland
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| Hypolepis glandulifera | Tapirlord | 5 Jul 2024 | |
| Polystichum proliferum | lbradley | 4 Jul 2024 | |
| Polystichum proliferum | CarbonAI | 4 Jul 2024 | |
| Hypolepis (genus) | lbradley | 4 Jul 2024 |
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5 comments
6 Jul 2024
It should not be found in AB. It is more commonly found in wetter, more temperate areas, such as rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests, often along the east coast of Australia. I wonder how it got there.
6 Jul 2024
Actually, I thought most of the ferns were Pteridium esculentum when I found them except for the grizzle fern which was obvious.
6 Jul 2024
It's definitely not bracken, the pinnae are much broader and more softly textured. You are right though, very unusual for an urban reserve to be supporting a species like this. I'd probably put it down to being a product of the wet years.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.078308-35.264283
- Altitude 661.6m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Jul 2024 04:03 PM Recorded on
- lbradley Recorded by
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- Aranda plants collection Plants Ferns and Clubmosses lbradley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hypolepis glandulifera
Species information
- Hypolepis glandulifera Scientific name
- Downy Ground Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1583.09m Recorded at altitude
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