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Blechnum colensoi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Polypodiopsida

Family
  
Blechnaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Order
  
Polypodiales

Genus
  
Blechnum

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Loxogramme dictyopteris, Leptolepia novae‑zealandiae, Blechnum chambersii, Blechnum procerum, Hymenophyllum rarum

Blechnum colensoi, also known as Colenso's hard fern, waterfall fern or peretao is a species of fern native to New Zealand. It's distributed throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands.

B. colensoi is usually found in dark areas with good access to water, such as steep banks, river gorges and rocky overhangs.

References

Blechnum colensoi Wikipedia