Blechnum parrisiae

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Blechnaceae > Blechnum parrisiae

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

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

Plant  information

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Spores:                            

• Sori oblong, 0.7–2 mm long, 0.5–1 mm long, sometimes larger

• 1 or 2 rows on each side of pinna midvein

• The outer nearer margin, becoming confluent with age

Leaves:         

• Fronds not markedly dimorphic, erect, 20–60 cm high

• Lamina lanceolate, 1-pinnatisect to 1-pinnate, dark green ± leathery

• Pinnae simple, lowest 1–3 pairs of pinnae stalked, becoming sessile towards the middle of the lamina

• Stipe short, black, with tubercles

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Habit:        

Habitat:   

• In rainforest and tall open forest, along shady stream banks

Distribution:                  

• Widespread in NSW

• Also in Qld , Vic and Tas

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Doodia~australis (2023)