Scientific Name: Calochlaena dubia (was Culcita dubia)

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  • Pronunciation:
    cal-oh-CLEEN-ah JUBE-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Soft Bracken
  • Derivation:
    Calochlaena: dubia:
  • Type:
    Fern
  • Family:
    DICKSONIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest, wet eucalypt, wallum woodland
  • Species List:
    Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Pacific Lutheran College, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Banana, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Fraser Island, Batianoff, Johns, Stratford Park, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, TAFE, NNP Tanglewood, Kin Kin Scrub, Marcus Dunes, Noosa River NP, Heritage Park,
Identification Notes

Fronds lacy pale green . Spreads by underground rhizomes.

Landscaping Notes

Shade, stabilises banks||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||