Dicksonia antarctica (commonly known as soft treefern
or man-fern) is the most abundant and widespread
species of tree-fern in Tasmania. It dominates
the understorey vegetation in many wet forests (Busby
& Brown 1994; DPIWE 2001), and often extends into
dry sclerophyll forest along streams. It ranges from
sea level to approximately 900 m elevation (Garrett
1996).