Family: Pteridaceae
Pteris tremula
Citation:
R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 154 (1810)
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Tender brake, tender bracken.
Description:
Rhizome short, erect, scaly; fronds variable, to 1 m tall, light-green, membranous or submembranous, glabrous; veins free, dichotomous; margins of sterile pinnae serrate; fertile pinnae entire; sori forming a broken or continuous band along the margin.
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Image source: fig. 43 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Image source: fig. 43 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 28.
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Distribution:
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In S.Aust. it occurs in wet shaded gullies or gorges, sinkholes or in caves.
S.Aust.: FR, EP, MU, YP, SL, SE. N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas. New Zealand; Norfolk Island.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: No flowering time is available |
SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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