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Flag. Flag of New Zealand. 24 March 1902 [ 1] A Blue Ensign with the Southern Cross of four white-edged red five-pointed stars centered on the outer half of the flag. [ 2] Coat of arms. Coat of arms of New Zealand. Adopted in 1911 and revised in 1956 [ 3] The symbols on the shield represent the country's maritime trade, agriculture and industry.
Adiantum aethiopicum, also known as the common maidenhair fern, is a small fern of widespread distribution, occurring in Africa, Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. [1] Adiantum aethiopicum was one of the many species first described by Linnaeus, in this case in his Systema naturae in 1759. [2] The specific epithet aethiopicum in this ...
Description. The most striking and unusual feature of the fern is its simple, strap-shaped undivided fronds. The supposed resemblance of the leaves to the tongue of a hart (an archaic term for a male red deer) gave rise to the common name "hart's-tongue fern". Asplenium scolopendrium. Asplenium scolopendrium sori.
Alsophila tricolor, synonym Cyathea dealbata, [ 1] commonly known as the silver fern[ 2] or silver tree-fern, [ 3] or as ponga / ˈpɒŋə / or punga / ˈpʌŋə / (from Māori kaponga or ponga ), [ note 1] is a species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. The fern is usually recognisable by the silver-white colour of the under ...
Osmundastrum is genus of leptosporangiate ferns in the family Osmundaceae with one living species, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, the cinnamon fern. It is native to the Americas and eastern Asia, growing in swamps, bogs and moist woodlands. In North America it occurs from southern Labrador west to Ontario, and south through the eastern United States ...
Filipendula vulgaris, commonly known as dropwort or fern-leaf dropwort, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rosaceae, closely related to meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria ). It is found in dry pastures across much of Europe and central and northern Asia, mostly on lime. The crushed leaves and roots have a scent of the oil of ...
Tectaria zeilanica, the oak leaf fern, is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka, India, and the Indochina region in southern China and Vietnam, and Taiwan. It is a small fern, with erect fertile fronds, and sterile fronds shaped like small oak leaves. The name is often erroneously spelled 'zeylanica', but it ...
While it may look like a fern, it is merely the skeleton of this colonial animal. Fern bush—Chamaebatiaria millefolium—a rose family shrub with fern-like leaves. Fern tree—Jacaranda mimosifolia—an ornamental tree of the order Lamiales. Fern leaf tree—Filicium decipiens—an ornamental tree of the order Sapindales.