Tender Brake - native (Pteris tremula)

Family: Pteridaceae

Native of Australia, New Zealand, and Polynesia.

Occurrence: Rare locally. It has been recorded at Barkers Creek, Coliban park, Coliban Falls and Barfold.

Identification:

• it a tender fern (compared to bracken)
• the fronds are pale green
• the ultimate leaflets are relatively narrow
• the spores are continuous at the edges of the leaflets.