Cyathea cooperi
Straw Treefern at Wattamolla, NSW
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| Unverified | WattaWanderer | 29 Jan 2020 |
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Maybe a Cyathea cooperi?
Please advise!
5 comments
30 Jan 2020
The oval scars suggest this species. These are very old plants, the tallest I have seen in the region.
30 Jan 2020
Thanks for the advice! The oval scars looked similar but not quite identical to image in Kevin Mills’ Rainforests of the Illawarra District. How tall do they typically get? I could return to try to measure.
1 Feb 2020
Thanks very much Jackie - is there anything that I should try to photograph more clearly next time on the ferns in order to more easily ID?
1 Feb 2020
Photos of fronds is the most useful, both upper side and with fertile fronds the lower side of the frond to show spore bearing areas.
Location information
- Places Wattamolla, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- WattaWanderer Recorded by
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Species information
- Cyathea cooperi Scientific name
- Straw Treefern Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 571m Recorded at altitude