Kingdom Plantae Class Pteridopsida Family Blechnaceae Rank Species | Division Pteridophyta Order Athyriales Genus Blechnum | |
Similar Blechnum contiguum, Blechnum ambiguum, Blechnum durum | ||
Blechnum geniculatum is a fern in the Blechnaceae family. The specific epithet refers to the geniculate (sharply bent) base of the sterile fronds.
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Description
The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. The creeping rhizome has dense apical scales. Its fronds are 10–25 cm long and 7–15 cm wide.
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It grows on moist, shaded banks in cloud forest on the summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird, where it is rare.
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