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Fairly common in the area. Other tree ferns seen: C. dealbata, C. medullaris, C. smithii, Dicksonia squarrosa, D. fibrosa. C. cunninghamii has a warty stipe base; C. medullaris doesn't (although the upper stipe of C. medullaris is warty).
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Fairly common in the area. Other tree ferns seen: C. dealbata, C. medullaris, C. smithii, Dicksonia squarrosa, D. fibrosa. C. cunninghamii has a warty stipe base; C. medullaris doesn't (although the upper stipe of C. medullaris is warty).
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If this was C. smithii, would expect it to have a more tidy skirt by this height.
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If this was C. smithii, would expect it to have a more tidy skirt by this height.
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If this was C. smithii, would expect it to have a more tidy skirt by this height.
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Just a few individuals noticed, on the Shepherd Road side of the area.
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Fairly common. Cyathea cunninghamii (http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1011213) and C. medullaris (http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1011214) side by side, with C. smithii (and C. dealbata) also present.
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A single individual noted amongst a grove of mamaku.
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A single individual noted amongst a grove of mamaku.
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Seemingly uncommon here, but at least a few individuals present in the nearby pine margins of Akatarawa forest.
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Seemingly uncommon here, but at least a few individuals present in the nearby pine margins of Akatarawa forest.
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I think these pale scales contrast with the more orange scales of C. smithii.
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Think this is cunninghamii rather than smithii.
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Think this is cunninghamii rather than smithii.
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Think this is cunninghamii rather than smithii.
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Think this is cunninghamii rather than smithii.
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Uncommon amongst the Dicksonia fibrosa, D. squarrosa, C. medullaris, and C. dealbata. The third photo is from a different individual.
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Uncommon amongst the Dicksonia fibrosa, D. squarrosa, C. medullaris, and C. dealbata. The third photo is from a different individual.
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Uncommon amongst the Dicksonia fibrosa, D. squarrosa, C. medullaris, and C. dealbata. The third photo is from a different individual.
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Not a healthy specimen.
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I think the pale scales help distinguish C. cunninghamii from C. smithii, which has more orange scales. Third photo from a different individual, towering above the c. 1.5 m tall individual photographed in the 1st and 2nd images.
