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Bushman's Mattress

Lygodium articulatum

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 79, February 68, March 52, April 87, May 54, June 51, July 54, August 42, September 74, October 106, November 92, December 95.
New Zealand854
Auckland Region307
Waikato Region295
Northland Region164
Bay of Plenty Region88

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

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderSchizaeales
Familyclimbing ferns · Lygodiaceae
Genusclimbing ferns · Lygodium

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Bushman's Mattress with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.