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Story: Ferns and lycophytes

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Land of ferns

  3. Reproduction

  4. Ferns and lycophytes in New Zealand

  5. Habitat

  6. Distribution

  7. Ferns in New Zealand culture

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Land of ferns

Fern-covered stream banks

Fern-covered stream banks

Threadfern

Threadfern

Silver fern koru

Silver fern koru

Fork fern

Fork fern

Quillwort

Quillwort (1st of 2)

Variable club moss

Variable club moss (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - Reproduction

Fern life cycle

Fern life cycle

Hound’s tongue fern sori

Hound’s tongue fern sori (1st of 4)

Hen and chickens fern sori

Hen and chickens fern sori (2nd of 4)

Kidney fern sori

Kidney fern sori (3rd of 4)

Fertile leaves of crown fern

Fertile leaves of crown fern (4th of 4)

Hen and chickens fern budding

Hen and chickens fern budding

Tuber sword-fern

Tuber sword-fern

From page 3 - Ferns and lycophytes in New Zealand

Filmy ferns

Filmy ferns

Kiokio

Kiokio

Shining spleenwort

Shining spleenwort

Silver fern

Silver fern (1st of 3)

Whekī

Whekī (2nd of 3)

Mamaku

Mamaku (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Habitat

Leather-leaf fern

Leather-leaf fern

Forest interior

Forest interior

Bracken on hillside

Bracken on hillside

Whisk fern

Whisk fern

Floating fern

Floating fern

From page 5 - Distribution

Jersey fern

Jersey fern

Endemic and introduced ferns, lycophytes and seed plants

Endemic and introduced ferns, lycophytes and seed plants

African clubmoss

African clubmoss

Common horsetail

Common horsetail

From page 6 - Ferns in New Zealand culture

Māori use of fiddleheads

Māori use of fiddleheads

Ponga house

Ponga house

Fern album

Fern album (1st of 2)

‘Blue book’ illustration

‘Blue book’ illustration (2nd of 2)

Remembering a soldier

Remembering a soldier

Team logo

Team logo

How to cite this page:

Patrick Brownsey, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ferns-and-lycophytes/media (accessed 5 February 2023)

Story by Patrick Brownsey, published 24 Sep 2007

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