DSC_4992 Crown fern, or piupiu (Lomaria discolor) forming dense cover on the forest floor in a mixed broadleaf podocarp forest. Found throughout New Zealand, this fern usually prefers the drier forests from sea level to 900m. It is a handsome upright fern, with a 'shuttlecock' shaped crown. Peel forest *
DSC_9831 A selection of New Zealand native ferns, including Brown tree fern (Dicksonia squarrosa), Crown fern (Lomaria discolor), and Kidney fern (Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum), scrambling amongst White climbing rata (Metrosideros diffusa) in coastal forest. Jackson Bay, South Westland *
DSC_3528 Golden tree fern, or wheki-ponga (Dicksonia fibrosa) a large, stout tree fern up to 10 m tall. Trunk comprised of dense mat of reddish brown interwoven rootlets. Dead fronds leave a tidy, persistent skirt beneath the crown. Rotorua *
