The Gristle Fern, Blechnum cartilagineum, grows in shade on the banks and upper slopes of gullies. There are black hair-like scales on the lower stems, and the leaves have finely toothed edges.

This example was growing at the base of a Mountain Grey Gum, Eucalyptus cypellocarpa, at the top fo the gully, west of the Manna Park Hostel, at map coordinates 58 330, 19 231.

Click on the photo to download a higher resolution image (1.11Mb), (T.Hastings 14/8/2009)