Kingdom Plantae Order Polypodiales Genus Blechnum | Division Pteridophyta Family Blechnaceae Rank Species | |
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Class Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) Similar Blechnum wattsii, Blechnum nudum, Blechnum chambersii, Blechnum patersonii, Blechnum cartilagineum | ||
Blechnum minus is a small fern growing in moist situations in a variety of habitats in eastern Australia. Often seen by streams.
It first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1810, as Stegania minor in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, published by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. It was later moved to the genus Blechnum.
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