Bowenia serrulata

Bowenia serrulata, the Byfield fern, is a cycad in the family Stangeriaceae. Its bipinnate fronds, arising from a subterranean caudex, give it the appearance of a fern. However it is not a fern as its vernacular name and appearance suggest. It is endemic to the vicinity of Byfield, Australia.

Byfield fern
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Cycadophyta
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Stangeriaceae
Genus:	Bowenia
Species:	B. serrulata
Binomial name
Bowenia serrulata (W.Bull) Chamb.

Gallery

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  Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
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  Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
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  Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
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  Pinnae of Bowenia serrulata
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  Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
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  Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia