Terrestrial fern with a robust, long-creeping, underground stem (rhizome)covered with dark red-brown hairs which are eventually shed. The large, broadly elliptic fronds have a woody stem (stipe) and midrib (rachis) with stiff, leathery leaflets curled downwards at the margins

Esculentum means edible

At a glance

Habitat Common in both dry and wet sclerophyll forests
Size Can grow up to 2 metres tall
Origin Native
Distribution It is found in all states of Australia apart from the Northern Territory, as well as New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Malaysia, Polynesia, and New Caledonia
Descriptions
Distribution
It is found in all states of Australia apart from the Northern Territory, as well as New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Malaysia, Polynesia, and New Caledonia
Habitat
Common in both dry and wet sclerophyll forests
Size
Can grow up to 2 metres tall
Common Name Austral Bracken
Aliases bracken fern, bracken,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassPolypodiidae
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyDennstaedtiaceae
GenusPteridium
SpeciesPteridium esculentum
Synonyms

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