silver fern

E7892

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
silver fern canonical 10
English: silver fern 1
Silver Fern 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
Alsophila dealbata hasLanguageName silver fern
this entity surface form: English: silver fern
New Zealand national netball team usesEmblem silver fern
this entity surface form: silver fern leaf
New Zealand national badminton team badge silver fern
this entity surface form: 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)