| Common Name: | Slender Tree Fern |
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| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Size: | 10-20m high |
| Description: | Slender tree fern with fibrous trunk 8-10cm diameter. |
| Leaves: | Arching fronds 1.5-3m, divided 3 times, smallest segments (pinnae) have small teeth on sterile pinnae, deeply lobed on fertile. Short dull black stalk with small sharp projections. Persistent crumbly base. |
| Flowering: | Non-flowering. Round clusters of spores with prominent cup-like membrane at the base. |
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| Growing Conditions: | Moist humus rich soils in wet gullies. Full shade. Not common in the Shire. |
| Garden Use: | Ferneries that are kept moist and shaded. Does not like wind or sun. May not be fertile until 7m tall (c. 80 years). |
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| Plant Communities: | 5, 9, 10 |
| Conservation Status: | Vulnerable in Victoria to continued depletion. Scattered occurrences but may be locally common. Very rare in the Dandenong Ranges. |
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| Commercially available: | Specialist Australian plant nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 2 R. Hill ©, Australian National Botanic Gardens; 3, 4 Marilyn Gray © |