Bowenia serrulata

Bowenia serrulata, the Byfield fern, is a cycad in the family Stangeriaceae. Its bipinnate fronds, arising from a subterranean caudex, give it the appearance of a fern. However it is not a fern as its vernacular name and appearance suggest. It is endemic to the vicinity of Byfield, Australia.

Byfield fern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Stangeriaceae
Genus: Bowenia
Species:
B. serrulata
Binomial name
Bowenia serrulata
(W.Bull) Chamb.
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
    Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
    Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
    Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Pinnae of Bowenia serrulata
    Pinnae of Bowenia serrulata
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
    Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
    Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia

References
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  1. Hill, K.D. (2010). "Bowenia serrulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41979A10590781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41979A10590781.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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