19 September 2010

DRYNARIA QUERCIFOLIA

I took these photos of the Drynaria quercifolia (common name: Oak Leaf Basket Fern; Family: Polypodiaceae) growing on the rain tree along Cluny Road.

This fern has two sets of leaves - the larger green highly-lobed fronds that seem to be wrapped by another basal set of smaller brown fronds. Isn't this interesting?