Cyathea australis subsp. australis

Rough Tree Fern at Nelson Beach

Cyathea australis subsp. australis at Nelson Beach - 28 Apr 2017
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Cyathea australis subsp. australis 29 Apr 2017 RossMannell

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I think this is a srtand of Rough Tree Fern (Cyathea australis) along the access track to Moon Bay.

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JackieMiles wrote:
   2 May 2017
A close-up of the leaf bases would have been good, but I think you are almost certainly right. Dicksonia tends to have thicker trunks and Cyathea leichhardtiana much thinner ones.
RossMannell wrote:
   22 May 2017
Thanks, Jackie. I'll try to remember the base int he photos I take.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 28 Apr 2017 10:50 AM Recorded on
  • RossMannell Recorded by

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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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