Calochlaena dubia

False bracken
False bracken at Chatswood West, New South Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Dicksoniaceae
Genus: Calochlaena
Species:
C. dubia
Binomial name
Calochlaena dubia
Synonyms

Culcita dubia R.Br.

Calochlaena dubia, commonly known as soft bracken, false bracken, common ground fern or rainbow fern, is a small Australian fern in the treefern family Dicksoniaceae. It is very common within its range, and often seen growing under eucalyptus forest, often on the poorer quality soils.[1] It is an easy plant to grow in the garden.

  1. ^ "Calochlaena dubia". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-09.