Blechnum minus

Soft Water Fern at Paddys River, ACT

Blechnum minus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Jan 2016
Blechnum minus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Jan 2016
Blechnum minus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Jan 2016
Blechnum minus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Jan 2016
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Identification history

Blechnum minus 6 Feb 2016 dcnicholls
Blechnum nudum 6 Feb 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 31 Jan 2016 jackfrench

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dcnicholls wrote:
   6 Feb 2016
As a general rule, B. nudum have neater, more planar pinnae than B. minus. The latter often look scruffy, as here. Both are likely in this location, and there are clumps of B. minus among the waterfall rocks at Gibraltar Falls, near this location.

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Sighting information

Species information

  • Blechnum minus Scientific name
  • Soft Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1155.83m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Parablechnum minus
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