Scientific Name: Sphaeropteris cooperi

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  • Pronunciation:
    sfeer-rop-TER-iss KOOP-per-eye
  • Common Name:
    Scaly Tree fern
  • Derivation:
    was Cyathea cooperi
  • Type:
    Tree fern
  • Family:
    CYATHEACEAE
  • Status:
    Uncommon
  • Flowers:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Fruit:
    Spores
  • Flowers Color:
    N/A
  • Fruit Color:
    N/A
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest, Wet Eucalypt forest
  • Species List:
    Bush food, NLTalks2010, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Girraween, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Leslie Drive Roundabout, Kin Kin Scrub, NNS Fern Track, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: pith and crosiers of some tree ferns eaten. Fern heart eaten after leaching tannins (kills fern).

Identification Notes

Fronds up to 4 metres. Unfurled fronds (croziers) are covered with long silky, white scales. Shade.

Landscaping Notes

Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Noosa Council Preferred Species list Indoor pot plant potential.||Feature foliage|||