Amazing New Growth by ralph49
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Description
This is a Cycad but could not find what type. Some people call it the "Dinosaur Fern".
Captured in Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Australia.
The cycad fossil record dates to the Early Permian, 280 mya. There is controversy over older cycad fossils that date to the late Carboniferous period, 300�325 mya. One of the first colonizers of terrestrial habitats, this clade probably diversified extensively within its first few million years, although the extent to which it radiated is unknown because relatively few fossil specimens have been found. The regions to which cycads are restricted probably indicate their former distribution on the supercontinents Laurasia and Gondwana.
Thanx for your comments & ideas on my last uploads.
Now to prepare for the working week, Darn!!
Comments (19)
Very good!
Super capture, Ralph. How wide across is the fuzzy beige stuff and also the new "cone?" Good info in your write-up.
Lookin' good. Flowers I know a bit...ferns a bit less, but this is a great view supported by a very interesting, yet brief (I have a problem with brevity at times) writeup. Look at all you can learn with a camera in your hand. Bill
interesting palm and photo!
Brilliant pic, Ralph!
Wonderful photo.
Excellent!!!!
amazing shot !
Really superb shot, excellent work
Great shot and wonderful information! Well done!
Over here I've seen them called Australian ferns...sad to admit I've killed at least two of them unintentionally! Beautiful reveal of the center of the plant!
Wonderful shot! :)
beautiful plant ! excellent shot
nice one! ;)
Wow, this looks prehistoric--great shot!!
Great one:)
Great shot Ralph!
great photo it almost looks something you could eat (especially if you were a dinosaur)
This is wonderful, like a tiny ecosystem all to itself in the middle of this plant.