Pteridium esculentum
Bracken at Acton, ACT
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| Pteridium esculentum | dcnicholls | 23 Oct 2025 | |
| Unverified | LeahColebrook | 23 Oct 2025 |
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Growing in a wet shaded gully beside the forest loop walk (and under the bridge). Wanting to confirm ID, have been informed that it is Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia however it seems to be the wrong leaf shape and too tall?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.096148-35.276336
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2025 09:28 AM Recorded on
- LeahColebrook Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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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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