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Pakauroharoha

Pneumatopteris pennigera

Description:

Native ferns Pneumatopteris pennigera, in a forest clearing in Lewis Pass, covered with hoar frost.

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10 Comments

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

Thank you, dear Dane :D

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

Thanks, And you have a lovely mourning

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

You're welcome, have a nice evening :)

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

Very interesting, thanks for the info

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

In NZ, hoar frost is the kind of frost wich forms white ice crystals, on the ground, objects or plants, after a clear but freezing cold winter night...I think elsewhere in the world they call it "air hoar", or "radiation frost".

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

What is hoar frost anyway?

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

Thank you dear @DaneCole, they're amazing :)

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

Tough and beautiful, thank you dear @Argy Bee :)

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful ferns!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Tough ferns.

New Zealand

Spotted on Jul 8, 2011
Submitted on Jan 17, 2013

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