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man fern
Dicksonia antarctica
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
giant chain fernWoodwardia fimbriata
hāpu‘u puluCibotium glaucum
Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
golden tree fernDicksonia fibrosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 3,195 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 1,798 |
| Tasmania | 1,135 |
| New South Wales | 200 |
| United States | 56 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 42 |
| California | 37 |
| South Australia | 15 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Região Autónoma dos Açores | 6 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Fern growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the fern plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Tree Ferns and Allies · Cyatheales |
| Family | hairy tree ferns · Dicksoniaceae |
| Genus | Dicksonia |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise man fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.