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Pteridium esculentum

Bracken at Mount Painter

Pteridium esculentum at Mount Painter - 21 Jun 2024
Pteridium esculentum at Mount Painter - 21 Jun 2024
Pteridium esculentum at Mount Painter - 21 Jun 2024
Pteridium esculentum at Mount Painter - 21 Jun 2024
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Identification history

Pteridium esculentum 21 Jun 2024 Tapirlord
Polystichum proliferum 21 Jun 2024 CarbonAI
Unidentified 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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Species information

  • Pteridium esculentum Scientific name
  • Bracken Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 1295.04m Recorded at altitude
  • 147 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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