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Lime Fern
Pakau pennigera
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Virginia chainfernWoodwardia virginica
Parasitic Tri-vein FernChristella parasitica
Wallich's wood fernDryopteris wallichiana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 2,185 |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 529 |
| Waikato Region | 345 |
| Auckland Region | 290 |
| Tasman Region | 182 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 128 |
| Northland Region | 115 |
| Taranaki Region | 108 |
| West Coast Region | 107 |
| Canterbury Region | 105 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | marsh fern family · Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus | Pakau |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lime Fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.