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