The Banks Peninsula fork fern – Tmesipteris horomaka – is a bit distant from what might ordinarily come to mind when we think of ferns.
DOC’s Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki, tells us about this small fern with very primitive features and that its nearest relatives are fossils from the Devonian period.
Tmesipteris horomaka on tree fern trunk Photo: L.R. Perrie Te Papa 2004 CC-BY-NC 3.0
