Scientific Name: Blechnum indicum

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  • Pronunciation:
    BLECK-num in-DEE-cum
  • Common Name:
    Bungwall, Swampwater Fern, While known as Bungwall by aborigines in Moreton Bay, further north it is called Dugal.
  • Derivation:
    Blechnum: Gr. blokhon - ancient name of a fern |indicum:
  • Type:
    Fern
  • Family:
    BLECHNACEAE
  • Flowers:
    None
  • Fruit:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland, wet heath, swampy coastal. It grows in swampy areas in many Queensland districts.
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Weyba Esp, Arthur Harrold NR,W2, Bush food, Emu Mt., Community Gardens, Boreen Point Caravan Park, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, St. Teresa's, Meridan College, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Banana, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, Lake Cooroibah West, Leslie Drive Roundabout, TAFE, Girraween, NNP Tanglewood, BHNR, Noosa Banks, Emu Swamp, Marcus Dunes, NNS, Heritage Park, Wallace Park,
Cultural Notes

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

Bush Food: Rhizomes roasted and used by aboriginal people as a staple food.

Identification Notes

New fronds pink to bronze.

Associated Fauna

Habitat attracts frogs and lizards.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type) Likes shade and moisture. Popular as a garden plant. Referred to as a hedonistic fishbone fern.||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery Woombye||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||