Family: Blechnaceae
Plant: A common fern with fronds to 45cm long.
Frond: Semi-erect or weeping up to 20-45cm long, pinnate with segments 6cm long. Harsh, leathery and rough to touch. Young fronds pink.
Sori: Variable – usually circular but can be elongated in 1-2 rows on each side of segment mid-vein.
Rhizome: Short and tufted.
Habitat: In shady locations on moist creek banks or in exposed rock crevices in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest.
Features: Rough mature fronds. Soft pink new growth.
Name:
Doodia After the English botanist Samuel Doody who specialised in the study of ferns
aspera From Latin = rough (referring to its fronds)
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Type |
Fern |
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Trunk |
No trunk |
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Fronds |
Form |
Compound |
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Length (Total) |
Long |
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Other Features |
- |
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Sori |
Arrangement |
In rows |
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Rhizome |
Type |
Subterranean |
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Other Features |
- |
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Habitat |
Rainforest, Wet sclerophyll forest |
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