Blechnum sp.

A Hard Fern at Black Mountain

Blechnum sp. at Black Mountain - 13 Dec 2023
Blechnum sp. at Black Mountain - 13 Dec 2023
Blechnum sp. at Black Mountain - 13 Dec 2023
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Identification history

Blechnum sp. 10 Mar 2024 Tapirlord
Blechnum sp. 13 Dec 2023 BethanyDunne

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3 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   13 Dec 2023
Looks like B.nudum
RWPurdie wrote:
   10 Jan 2024
The leaf shape doesn't look quite right for B. nudum, but possibly because it's young regrowth. It could also potentially be Blechnum minus.
It's another plant worth keeping an eye on - B. nudum has never been recorded from Black Mountain and there are only two records of B. minus from Black Mountain in the herbarium.
dcnicholls wrote:
   11 Jan 2024
The angle of the initial pinnae may also indicate B. cartilagineum. I've seen B. cart in the Aranda Hill bush in past years.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 13 Dec 2023 01:40 PM Recorded on
  • BethanyDunne Recorded by

Additional information

  • False In flower

Species information

  • Blechnum sp. Scientific name
  • A Hard Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1080.42m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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