Cyathea x marcescens
Skirted Tree Fern
See Cyathea cunninghamii. Naturally occurring sterile hybrid between Cyathea australis and C. cunninghamii. Trunk to 30cm diameter.
Additional information
- FamilyCyatheaceae
- StoreyMiddle storey
- Sizeto 8 m high
- Plant groupingFerns & Fern Allies
- LeavesFronds to 4 m long. Shiny black stalk, persistent base crumbly. Margins of segments shallowly toothed to lobed. Spores usually absent. Dead fronds often retained forming a skirt.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsOccurs in common with C. cunninghamii in moist to wet gullies of the mountains. Dappled to full shade.
- Garden useMoist ferneries.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusVulnerable in Victoria to continued depletion. Very restricted distribution within the Shire.
Photo Gallery
Photographer/s: 1 Ken Harris ©; 2 Anita Barley Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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