Dicksonia antarctica, commonly known as the soft tree fern, is a species of fern native to eastern Australia, ranging from south-east Queensland to Tasmania. It is commonly grown as an ornamental both
Dicksonia antarctica in Nunniong, Australia
Illustration from Labillardiere's book
A potted plant: the trunk is 60 cm high
The order Cyatheales, which includes most tree ferns, is a taxonomic order of the fern class, Polypodiopsida. No clear morphological features characterize all of the Cyatheales, but DNA sequence data
Dicksonia antarctica
…Pleistocene-Recent, Gippsland, Australia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Division: Polypodiophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Cyatheales Family: Dicksoniaceae Genus: Dicksonia Species: D. antarctica Binomial name Dicksonia antarctica Labill. Synonyms Balantium antarcticum C.Presl Cibotium…
Dicksonia antarctica at Kew
Tree fern frond ("fiddlehead") by the Akatarawa River, New Zealand.
Transplanted Dicksonia antarctica tree ferns at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Devon, England