Thermal ladder fern (703/2613)
The native ladder fern looks very similar to a common introduced species often found growing in gardens. The native species is much rarer, and in New Zealand grows wild only in North Island geothermal fields.
- Scientific name
- Nephrolepis flexuosa
- Common names
- native ladder fern, thermal ladder ferm
- Location
- Waimangu Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- 20647
- Tags
- At Risk, Bay of Plenty Region, Declining, geothermal, Lomariopsidaceae, native ladder fern, Nephrolepis flexuosa, New Zealand, North Island, Polypodiales, thermal ladder fern
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