Blanket Fern (Asplenium subglandulosum), a tough indigenous ground fern found throughout Australia and New Zealand as an inhabitant of rock crevices, and a very atypical … Read the full post
Necklace Fern (Asplenium flabellifolium)
Necklace Fern (Asplenium flabellifolium), thriving on the bluestone-walled dry moat of a government building. A native fern of southern Australia and New Zealand, this is … Read the full post
Variegated Ribbon Fern (Pteris cretica var. albolineata)
Variegated Ribbon Fern (Pteris cretica var. albolineata) kerbside in a Northcote drainage pit. Sold in Melbourne as early as 1873, the variety remains widely cultivated … Read the full post
Ribbon Fern (Pteris cretica complex)
Ribbon Fern (Pteris cretica complex), a pantropical brake from Eurasia and Africa, established in an East Melbourne gutter box. Widely adopted as a cultivated shade … Read the full post
Birds Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus complex)
Birds Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus complex), ferns of tropical and subtropical environments across the Indo-Pacific and favoured pot plants secretly yearning for freedom. Adopted globally … Read the full post
Sword or Fishbone Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)
Sword or Fishbone Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia), a pan-tropical fern that was likely indigenous to parts of NSW and Queensland, and has been introduced to other … Read the full post
Necklace Fern (Asplenium flabellifolium)
Necklace Fern (Asplenium flabellifolium), a native fern of southern Australia growing in colony on adjacent sections of bluestone retaining wall and balustrade in downtown Melbourne, … Read the full post
Tender Brake (Pteris tremula)
Tender Brake (Pteris tremula), a graceful fern that can be found in a variety of covert contexts across Richmond, East Melbourne and Abbotsford, and surely … Read the full post
Chinese or Ladder Brake (Pteris vittata)
Chinese or Ladder Brake (Pteris vittata), established on two structures in Melbourne’s southwest. The last time we checked in with Pteris vittata, it was holding … Read the full post
Unidentified shield fern (Polystichum sp.)
Unidentified shield fern (Polystichum sp.), growing on a brick dividing wall separating the front steps of adjacent terrace houses in East Melbourne. This was a … Read the full post
Sword Brake (Pteris multifida)
Sword Brake (Pteris multifida), a spontaneous and covert colonist of Melbourne infrastructure. Although this fern is listed in Flora of Victoria as being known from … Read the full post
Chinese or Ladder Brake (Pteris vittata)
Chinese or Ladder Brake (Pteris vittata), a pantropical fern and a very strange find on the north-facing brick fence to a Richmond home. Chinese Brake … Read the full post