Cyathea tomentosissima

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:        Monilophytes > Cyatheales > Cyatheaceae > Cyathea tomentosissima

Other links:     https://hortflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/taxon/ad895948-5340-11e7-b82b-005056b0018f

   Source: Spencer, R. (1995). Cyatheaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1, 

   Ferns,   conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

Plant  information

Common name:         Dwarf Tree-fern

• Also, Highland Lace, Straw Tree Fern

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

Spores:                            

• Indusia absent

Leaves:         

• Fronds mostly 0.5-1 m long with a dense covering of scales 

• Segments with margins strongly reflexed, 

• The longest side branches no more than about 15 cm

• Dense covering of scales on axes; fertile segments with the margins strongly reflexed to give a bead-like appearance.

Stem & branches: 

• Trunk is slender, to about 15 cm wide and less than 3 m tall

Roots:         

Habit:        

Habitat:   

• Will tolerate cool conditions

Distribution:                  

• New Guinea

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

•  https://hortflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/taxon/ad895948-5340-11e7-b82b-005056b0018f (2023)

•  Spencer, R. (1995). Cyatheaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1,  Ferns,   conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of NSW Press.