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Dicksonia fibrosa (common names golden tree fern and whekī-ponga or kuripaka in Māori) is a species of medium-sized tree fern native to New Zealand.D. fibrosa has a thick soft and fibrous rusty brown trunk. It holds on to its dead leaves producing a distinctive pale brown skirt distinguishing it from the related Dicksonia squarrosa. A slow-growing plant similar to Dicksonia antarctica D. fibrosa can reach a height of 6 metres (20 ft).
