silver fern
Cyathea dealbata
Summary 2
Cyathea dealbata, also known as the silver tree-fern or silver fern, or as ponga /ˈpɒŋə/ or punga /ˈpʌŋə/ (from Māori kaponga or ponga), is a species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. It is a symbol commonly associated with the country both overseas and by New Zealanders themselves.
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- (c) David Hutchinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Hutchinson
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyathea_dealbata
More Info
- iNaturalist NZ taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
