Angiopteris evecta

Giant Fern at Mission Beach, QLD

Angiopteris evecta at Mission Beach, QLD - suppressed
Angiopteris evecta at Mission Beach, QLD - suppressed
Angiopteris evecta at Mission Beach, QLD - suppressed
Angiopteris evecta at Mission Beach, QLD - suppressed
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Identification history

Angiopteris evecta 18 Sep 2025 JasonPStewart
Dicksonia antarctica 18 Sep 2025 CarbonAI
Angiopteris evecta 18 Sep 2025 Spud
Angiopteris evecta 21 Jul 2025 JasonPStewart
Unverified 20 Jul 2025 Clarel

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I was keeping an eye out for king fern after seeing it planted in gardens. This is an urban path but it didn’t seem to be a garden. Angiopteris evecta? Wasn’t as vigorous as the ones I saw in gardens.

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JasonPStewart wrote:
   21 Jul 2025
Looks like it;
and not _Ptisana oreades_ (basionym: _Marattia oreades_).

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Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Angiopteris evecta Scientific name
  • Giant Fern Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Endangered *
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 4.11m Recorded at altitude

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