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Sighting 8091

Blechnum minus

Soft Water Fern at Acton, ACT

Blechnum minus at Acton, ACT - 3 May 2014
Blechnum minus at Acton, ACT - 3 May 2014
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Identification history

Blechnum minus 29 May 2014 RWPurdie
Unidentified 3 May 2014 AaronClausen

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1 comment

dcnicholls wrote:
   6 Jun 2014
No, this is not B. minus. I't a young frond and therefore hard to ID.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 3 May 2014 04:41 PM Recorded on
  • AaronClausen Recorded by

Species information

  • Blechnum minus Scientific name
  • Soft Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1096.37m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Parablechnum minus
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