Simple composition featuring a single green tree frond

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The tree ferns are arborescent (tree-like) ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level, making them trees. Most tree ferns are members of the "core tree ferns", belonging to the families Cyatheaceae (scaly tree ferns), Dicksoniaceae, Metaxyaceae, and Cibotiaceae in the order Cyatheales. It is estimated that Cyatheales originated in the early Jurassic,[1][2] and is the third group of ferns known to have given rise to tree-like forms.

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Size: 4024px × 5030px
Location: Sheraton Mirage Resort, Port Douglas, Far North Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Marco Trovalusci Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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