Blechnum penna-marina

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Blechnaceae > Blechnum penna-marina

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Plant  information

Common name:         Alpine Water-fern 

• Also, Antarctic hard-fern and pinque (Chilean Spanish)

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• From Latin blachnon, a fern, from Greek blēchnon

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Leaves:         

• It is the smallest of the Blechnum species, with fronds often only about 10 cm long

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Habit:        

• It is evergreen ground fern that ranges from montane rainforest to open peaty places

•  It grows to 20 cm

Habitat:   

• Damp places in the alpine and sub-alpine zone

Distribution:                  

• Natural range from the Araucanía Region to the south and from the coast to the tree line of the Magellanic forests in Chile and adjacent areas of Argentina

• It is also found in New Zealand, Australia and some Pacific islands

• Common in Tasmaian alpine and sub-alpine zone

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Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroblechnum_penna-marina (2023)