Adiantum aethiopicum
Common Maidenhair Fern at Narrawallee, NSW
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| Adiantum aethiopicum | plants | 28 Aug 2022 | |
| Adiantum aethiopicum | trevorpreston | 28 Aug 2022 |
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3 comments
29 Aug 2022
The indented pinnules look more like A. capillas-veneris but the location of the sporangia is important to differentiate. I’m wondering if this is a regional variant of A. aethiopicum, or even a new species?
30 Aug 2022
You are correct. One needs a fertile frond. A capillas-veneris is naturalsied along the coast north of Kiama. If you are concerned, we should make this probable ID. Finding fertile fronds would be good.
Location information
- Places Narrawallee, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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- Adiantum aethiopicum Scientific name
- Common Maidenhair Fern Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -3.99m to 1058.17m Recorded at altitude
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