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Unidentified Fern or Clubmoss at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus2
Unidentified Fern or Clubmoss at Mitchell Plateau, WA by Mike
Blechnum minus (Soft Water Fern) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants
Blechnum nudum (Fishbone Water Fern) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Pucawan, NSW by Tapirlord
Dicksonia antarctica (Soft Treefern) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants
Hymenophyllum cupressiforme (Common Filmy Fern) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Cooma, NSW by mahargiani
Blechnum neohollandicum (Prickly Rasp Fern) at Bermagui, NSW by TheCrossingLand
Blechnum cartilagineum (Gristle Fern) at Bermagui, NSW by TheCrossingLand
Adiantum aethiopicum (Common Maidenhair Fern) at Bermagui, NSW by TheCrossingLand
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Greenway, ACT by AlexSantiago
Blechnum nudum at Harolds Cross, NSW by courtneyb
Blechnum nudum at Harolds Cross, NSW by courtneyb
Blechnum nudum at Harolds Cross, NSW by courtneyb
Pteridium esculentum (Bracken) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Zealandia pustulata (Kangaroo Fern) at Harolds Cross, NSW by courtneyb
Zealandia pustulata (Kangaroo Fern) at Harolds Cross, NSW by courtneyb
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Hawker, ACT by sangio7
Asplenium flabellifolium (Necklace Fern) at Uriarra Village, ACT by KenT
Polystichum proliferum (Mother Shield Fern) at Rendezvous Creek, ACT by JaneR
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Walleroobie, NSW by Tapirlord
Ophioglossum lusitanicum (Adder's Tongue) at Walleroobie, NSW by Tapirlord
Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata (Kangaroo Fern) at Fitzroy Falls, NSW by plants
Platycerium bifurcatum (Elkhorn) at Fitzroy Falls, NSW by plants
Lastreopsis acuminata (Shiny Shield Fern) at Fitzroy Falls, NSW by plants
Dennstaedtia davallioides (Lacy Ground Fern) at Fitzroy Falls, NSW by plants
Diplazium australe (Austral Lady Fern) at Fitzroy Falls, NSW by plants
Blechnum minus (Soft Water Fern) at Uriarra Village, ACT by Tapirlord
Dicksonia antarctica (Soft Treefern) at Cotter River, ACT by Tapirlord
Pyrrosia rupestris (Rock Felt Fern) at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW by lbradley
Lindsaea microphylla (Lacy Wedge-fern) at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW by lbradley
Zealandia pustulata subsp. pustulata (Kangaroo Fern) at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW by lbradley
Asplenium polyodon (Willow Spleenwort) at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW by lbradley
Davallia solida var. pyxidata (Hare's Foot Fern) at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW by lbradley
Blechnum wattsii (Hard Water Fern) at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW by lbradley
Blechnum cartilagineum (Gristle Fern) at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW by lbradley
Asplenium polyodon (Willow Spleenwort) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants
Tmesipteris ovata (Oval Fork Fern) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants
Arthropteris beckleri (Hairy Climbing Fishbone Fern) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants
Adiantum diaphanum (Filmy Maidenhair) at Broughton Village, NSW by plants

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dcnicholls wrote:
9 Dec 2024
Again, tricky. Could be B. gregsonii, B ambiguum, or (less likely) B. minus or B watsii. Fertile fronds would assist in ID
Blechnum sp.
dcnicholls wrote:
9 Dec 2024
Tricky, given the location . Could be B maximum. Doesn't look like B. cartilagineum, but just possibly could be B minus. Might not be in the ACT++ list
Blechnum sp.
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
3 Dec 2024
I reckon *Psilotum nudum* too,
yet systematically following the botanical keys i read at the time says *Psilotum nudum* usually does not have as flattened stems as this sighting's and pointing somewhat towards *P. complanatum* genes (one of the motivations for sharing this sighting here, as i have other clearly *Psilotum nudum* sightings not in here) .

Introgressions happen a lot in plants especially in edge areas or disturbed areas .

At this location this small area of street tree, is surrounded by largely treeless suburbia, so in evolutionary time scale terms quite unusual habitat for this species and we anticipate unusual interactions .

Clearly detecting introgression and evidencing it sufficiently to publish is a whole 'nother level of work (of course).
Psilotum nudum
Tapirlord wrote:
3 Dec 2024
It looks more like what I know of P.nudum to me just at a glance. Were you unsure or?
Psilotum nudum
Tapirlord wrote:
2 Dec 2024
Yeah that looks like the true circumscription, kinda interesting.
Cheilanthes tenuifolia

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Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi at Hawker, ACT

Blechnum minus at Broughton Village, NSW

Blechnum nudum at Broughton Village, NSW

Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi at Pucawan, NSW

Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi at Pucawan, NSW

Hymenophyllum cupressiforme at Broughton Village, NSW

Dicksonia antarctica at Broughton Village, NSW

Dicksonia antarctica at Broughton Village, NSW

Dicksonia antarctica at Broughton Village, NSW

Hymenophyllum cupressiforme at Broughton Village, NSW

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