silver fern

E7892

national symbol plant

The silver fern is an iconic New Zealand plant whose distinctive fronds have become a widely recognized emblem of the country’s national identity and sports teams.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
silver fern canonical	10
English: silver fern	1
Silver Fern	1
ponga (silver fern tree)	1
silver fern leaf	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national symbol ⓘ plant ⓘ
associatedWith	New Zealand national branding ⓘ New Zealand tourism promotion ⓘ
class	Polypodiophyta ⓘ surface form: Polypodiopsida
commonNameOf	Alsophila dealbata ⓘ Alsophila dealbata ⓘ surface form: Cyathea dealbata
countryAssociatedWith	New Zealand ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of New Zealand national identity ⓘ symbol of New Zealand sportsmanship ⓘ
division	Polypodiophyta ⓘ
endemicTo	New Zealand ⓘ
family	Cyatheaceae ⓘ
featuredIn	New Zealand government branding ⓘ New Zealand logos and trademarks ⓘ
genus	Cyathea ⓘ
growthForm	tree fern ⓘ
habitat	New Zealand forests ⓘ shaded bush areas ⓘ
hasPart	frond ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
language	English common name ⓘ
leafColorUnderside	silvery white ⓘ
leafColorUpperSurface	green ⓘ
lifeCycle	perennial ⓘ
nativeTo	New Zealand ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	distinctive silvery underside of fronds ⓘ fronds that are highly recognizable in silhouette ⓘ
order	Polypodiophyta ⓘ surface form: Cyatheales
region	North Island ⓘ surface form: New Zealand North Island South Island ⓘ surface form: New Zealand South Island
reproduction	spores ⓘ
symbolism	growth and strength ⓘ guidance in the dark ⓘ
symbolOf	New Zealand ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
typicalHeight	4–10 metres ⓘ
usedAs	badge for New Zealand representative teams ⓘ informal national symbol of New Zealand ⓘ national emblem of New Zealand ⓘ sports emblem of New Zealand ⓘ
usedBy	All Blacks ⓘ surface form: New Zealand All Blacks rugby team New Zealand national sports teams ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Olympic teams New Zealand national netball team ⓘ New Zealand national sports teams ⓘ
usedOn	New Zealand commercial logos ⓘ New Zealand military insignia ⓘ New Zealand sports uniforms ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand → hasNationalSymbol → silver fern ⓘ

New Zealander → associatedWithSymbol → silver fern ⓘ

New Zealand national sports teams → symbol → silver fern ⓘ

Alsophila dealbata → hasLanguageName → silver fern ⓘ

this entity surface form: English: silver fern

New Zealand national netball team → symbol → silver fern ⓘ

New Zealand national netball team → usesEmblem → silver fern ⓘ

this entity surface form: silver fern leaf

New Zealand national rugby league team → emblem → silver fern ⓘ

New Zealand national badminton team → badge → silver fern ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silver Fern

New Zealand national cycling team → nationalSymbol → silver fern ⓘ

New Zealand national rugby league women’s team → emblem → silver fern ⓘ

NZR → emblemAssociatedTeam → silver fern ⓘ

Māori All Blacks → emblem → silver fern ⓘ

New Zealand national symbols → includes → silver fern ⓘ

this entity surface form: ponga (silver fern tree)