Biology:Blechnum appendiculatum

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Short description: Species of fern

Blechnum appendiculatum
In cultivation in a botanical garden in Tenerife
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum
Species:
B. appendiculatum
Binomial name
Blechnum appendiculatum
Willd.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Blechnum distans var. meridionale (C. Presl) Rosenst.
  • Kaulf. ex Link C.Presl
  • (C.Presl) Luetzelb. Blechnum occidentale var. minor
  • Blechnum occidentale var. appendiculata Hook.
  • Blechnum heterocarpum (Willd.) Hieron.
  • (Hook.) Hook. Blechnum occidentale var. glandulosum
  • Blechnum glandulosum Fée
  • (Link) Proctor Blechnum occidentale var. intermedium
  • Blechnum meridionale E.Fourn.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. pectinatum Blechnum occidentale var. meridionale

Blechnum appendiculatum is a fern in the family Blechnaceae.[1] It is commonly known as hammock fern,[3] sinkhole fern, and New World midsorus fern.[4] Its native range is from the southern United States through Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America to western South America.[2] It grows in rocky hammocks and moist forests.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5730178 entry