Todea barbara
Common Name:
Austral King-fern
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (CDEJKNPRSTWZ) also SA, Qld, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Shaded gullies and on the banks of streams. Most common south of Darby Saddle
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Flower Description:
N/A
Habit:
Terrestrial fern
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Todea barbara is the only species in the family to occur in Victoria. Thee rhizome is stout and can become a fibrous trunk to 1.8 m tall by 1.2 m in diameter. Stalks are smooth
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria