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black tree fern
Cyathea medullaris
25 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
hāpu‘u puluCibotium glaucumStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 3,770 |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 1,276 |
| Auckland Region | 487 |
| Waikato Region | 472 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 249 |
| Northland Region | 239 |
| Taranaki Region | 220 |
| Tasman Region | 198 |
| West Coast Region | 149 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 115 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Tree Ferns and Allies · Cyatheales |
| Family | scaly tree ferns · Cyatheaceae |
| Genus | scaly tree ferns · Cyathea |
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 black tree fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.