''Oceaniopteris cartilaginea'',

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''Blechnum cartilagineum'', is known as the gristle fern or soft water fern. It is a resilient and abundant fern growing in eastern

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, seen in

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

and

eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...

forest. The new growth is often pink or reddish in colour. It is very tolerant of dry conditions once established in a shady area.

References

* Plant Net http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Blechnum~cartilagineum Retrieved 8 September 2009 Blechnaceae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of Victoria (Australia) {{Polypodiales-stub