Blechnum fluviatile

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Blechnaceae > Blechnum fluviatile

Other links:     https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350486671_Blechnaceae  

https://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/ferns/sBlechnum_fluviatile.htm#:~:text=Key%20to%20Tasmanian%20Dicots&text=Blechnum%20fluviatile%20(ray%20water%20fern,higher%20altitude%20and%20is%20smaller.

Species:     B cartilagineum   B neohollandicum   B nudum   B patersonii  B penna-marina   B wattsii

Plant  information

Common name:         Ray Water Fern

Conservation status: . . .

• A common native ground fern 

Etymology:   

Spores:                            

Leaves:         

• Dark green fronds often about 40cm long

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Habit:        

• It is a smallish ground fern 

Habitat:   

• Grows near water both in rainforests and in open place

• Its habitat is relatively similar to B. chambersi, but it often grows at higher altitude and is smaller

Distribution:                  

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranfillia_fluviatilis (2023)