SassafrasBirdsnest ferns and Syzygium floribundum

Botanical name      Adiantum formosum    

A common name     Giant Maiden Hair Fern

Seedling


Young plant


Juvenile

Adiantum formosumThis Adiantum formosum is growing at the base of a Sydney Blue Gum, Eucalyptus saligna.  It is on a fairly popular thorough fare  on a hill side for Wallablies, Scrub Turkeys and other inhabitants.

There is at least one location on Sassafras where this fern covers quite a large area on one very shady South facing slope, photo to follow.



















Reasonably mature