Flora and Fauna: Ferns and fern allies you may encounter during your stay at The Peaks† or Kakariki

A = abundant    C = commonly present    O = occasional   R = rare   * = exotic (introduced species)  † = & local St Arnaud area

Common Name(s) Class/Family Scientific Name Kakariki The Peaks†
  FILICOPSIDA Polypodiaceae Microsorium diversifolium C C
  Grammitidaceae Grammitis billardieri C C
Maidenhair fern Adiantaceae Adiantum sp.   O
Hen and chicken fern Aspleniaceae Asplenium bulbiferum C  
Hanging spleenwort   Asplenium flaccidum C C
Prickly shield fern Dryopteridaceae Polystichum vestitum C C
  Blechnaceae Blechnum penna-marina C C
    Blechnum vulcanicum C  
    Blechnum fluviatile C O
    Blechnum membranaceum O  
    Blechnum procerum C O
Crown fern   Blechnum discolor A C
Kiokio   Blechnum capense A C
Water fern Pteridaceae Histiopteris incisa C C
Bracken, pig fern   Pteridium esculentum A C
Ring fern, hard fern   Paesia scaberula C O
Oak leaved fern Dennstaedtiaceae Hypolepis tenuifolia C  
Tree fern Cyatheaceae Cyathea smithii O  
    Cyathea colensoi O  
  Dicksoniaceae Dicksonia squarosa O  
Filmy ferns Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum spp C C
    Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum C  
Kidney fern   Trichomanes reniforme R  
Prince of Wale's feather, Crape fern   Leptopteris superba C  
Prince of Wale's feather, Crape fern   Leptopteris hymenophylloides O  
Swamp umbrella fern Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia dicarpa A  
Parsley fern Ophioglossaceae Botrychium australe   R
Comb fern Schizaeaceae Schizea fistulosa O  
  LYCOPSIDA Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium volubile A  
    Lycopodium scariosa   A
    Lycopodium australanicum   O
  PSILOTOPSIDA Psilotaceae Tmesipteris tannensis O  

Other species of ferns and fern allies present in the wider Nelson Lakes and Buller Gorge area and approximate distance of known localities from Kakariki or The Peaks   

Common Name(s)  Order/Family Scientific Name Kakariki The Peaks
  FILICOPSIDA Aspleniaceae Asplenium anomadum   15km
    Asplenium trichomanes   15km
  Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum mallingii   3km
  Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia cunnighamii 15km  
  LYCOPSIDA Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium cernuum 70km  

Nomenclature follows Heath, E & R J Chinnock 1975 Ferns and Fern Allies of New Zealand

New Zealand Ferns and Fern Allies