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golden tree fern

Dicksonia fibrosa

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 124, February 99, March 103, April 124, May 74, June 66, July 76, August 86, September 87, October 100, November 88, December 92.
New Zealand1,119
Waikato Region269
Manawatu-Wanganui Region165
Wellington Region105
Bay of Plenty Region99
Southland Region93
Canterbury Region73
Otago Region66
Tasman Region52
Hawke's Bay Region45

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderTree Ferns and Allies · Cyatheales
Familyhairy tree ferns · Dicksoniaceae
GenusDicksonia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise golden tree fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.