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Soft Tree Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Soft tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica, is a tree fern of the family Dicksoniaceae native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania, one of the more cold-tolerant tree fern species, capable of surviving occasional frost and light snow. It grows a fibrous trunk composed of a dense mass of old root material rather than true woody tissue, can reach many meters in height over centuries of slow growth, and is widely cultivated as an ornamental in temperate gardens worldwide, including the United Kingdom, for its dramatic architectural form.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Scientific Name
Dicksonia antarctica 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Soft Tree Fern

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Dicksonia antarctica
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Ireland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Portugal

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dicksonia antarctica
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q630002 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 316737
    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.
  • article text (conservation status), EntityId 316737
    it has not been given any conservation classification by the Australian, New South Wales, Victorian or Tasmanian governments, nor by the IUCN.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 316737
    It has been introduced into Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, the Azores and South Africa.
  • Article text
    It grows in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest with high rainfall, especially in sheltered gullies and beside creeks, and under the right conditions it can dominate large areas.
  • system statement
    It grows in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest with high rainfall, especially in sheltered gullies and beside creeks, and under the right conditions it can dominate large areas.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dicksonia antarctica
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 20961
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 20961
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2013-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","active":true,"cites_listing":""
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Soft Tree Fern
  • Wikidata Q630002, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Plants For A Future: Dicksonia antarctica
Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Quote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Damp sheltered woodland slopes and moist gullies
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