Pteridium esculentum

Bracken at Preston, TAS

Pteridium esculentum at Preston, TAS - 6 Nov 2024
Pteridium esculentum at Preston, TAS - 6 Nov 2024
Pteridium esculentum at Preston, TAS - 6 Nov 2024
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Identification history

Pteridium esculentum 6 Nov 2024 Detritivore
Unidentified 6 Nov 2024 LyndalT

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I think this is a bracken (Pteridium) but it wasn't listed

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Pteridium esculentum Scientific name
  • Bracken Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 1295.04m Recorded at altitude
  • 160 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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