Silver fern (TMCC8)

View (or print) the curiosity card about the silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) specimen collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. Use the card’s fertile questions to inspire inquiry. Follow the link to more resources for help with teaching and learning.

Front of card

Front of curiosity card TMCC8 with an image of the silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) specimen collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander

BAck of card

Back of curiosity card TMCC8, with an image description, fertile questions, and a link with more information

Image on card: The silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) specimen collected 5 November 1769, New Zealand by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. Ref: P009454/A Te Papa. Some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Find out more

Silver fern — more about this item and its context, including additional resources to help with teaching and learning.

Download and print this card

Silver fern (pdf, 2.1MB)