Photo guide for New Zealand's filmy ferns

We've just put a draft photo guide to Aotearoa's filmy ferns onto Te Papa's website.

The 28 pages can be freely downloaded as a pdf from this link.

If you're already comfortable identifying filmy ferns, this still might be a useful resource to share with those who are learning, including on iNaturalist.

Also at that link above are draft photo guides for New Zealand's tree ferns, Blechnaceae, Lycopodiaceae, and Pteridaceae.

Feedback welcome.

I'm thinking I might next work on Dryopteridaceae and Aspleniaceae, but am open to requests.

[Tagging those with the most Hymenophyllaceae observations and identifications in New Zealand during the last year]
@brucedc, @johnb-nz, @h_rogers, @joedillon, @chrise, @hngamoki, @bevc, @lisa_bennett, @benjansss, @naturewatchwidow, @emily_r, @lcolmer, @reingered, @chrismorse, @dave_holland
@barbaraparris, @mark_smale, @david_lyttle, @lloyd_esler, @dhutch, @tramperjames, @john_barkla

由使用者 leonperrie leonperrie2022年07月12日 09:13 所貼文

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Really good easy to understand guide, just one thing I feel it’s missing, it’s probably not very accessible to people very new to ferns a key for some terms like stipe, rachis, exactly what frond division means etc would probably be really helpful for some people.

發佈由 benjansss 大約 2 年 前

thanks @benjansss. Jargon is a problem. I've been trying to avoid it as much as possible, but think we will need to begin the overall guide with a page or two that explains and pictures the specialist terms that we feel we do have to use.

發佈由 leonperrie 大約 2 年 前

Good effort! Yes plz a jargon translator for us amateurs plz 🙂

發佈由 dave_holland 大約 2 年 前

Great photos and descriptions.

Perhaps the URL could be more specific e.g. Hymenophyllaceae rather than ferns_and_lycophytes ??

https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/sites/default/files/ferns_and_lycophytes_guide_21june2022.pdf

發佈由 johnb-nz 大約 2 年 前

Thanks Leon! Looks great!

發佈由 reingered 大約 2 年 前

@johnb-nz I've asked for a shorter URL!

發佈由 leonperrie 大約 2 年 前

Excellent Leon

發佈由 joepb 大約 2 年 前

a really nice guide - photos at first brief glance show key morphological features very clearly which is very helpful when IDing the tricky ones

發佈由 david_lyttle 大約 2 年 前

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