Dicksonia antarctica

Dicksonia antarctica
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene-Recent,
Gippsland, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Dicksoniaceae
Genus: Dicksonia
Species:
D. antarctica
Binomial name
Dicksonia antarctica
Synonyms
  • Balantium antarcticum C.Presl
  • Cibotium billardierei Kaulf.
  • Dicksonia billardierei F.Muell.

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. It is commonly grown as an ornamental both in Australia and elsewhere.

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