Biology:Lomaria discolor

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Short description: Species of fern

Crown fern
Nz crown fern.jpg
Growing near the Buller River, New Zealand
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Lomaria
Species:
L. discolor
Binomial name
Lomaria discolor
(G.Forst.) Willd.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acrostichum rufum Spreng.
  • (G.Forst.) Bernh. (G.Forst.) Keyserl.
  • (G.Forst.) Kuntze Stegania discolor
  • Lomaria falcata (G.Forst.) A.Rich.
  • Hemionitis discolor Spreng.
  • (G.Forst.) Ching Onoclea discolor
  • Gymnopteris discolor (G.Forst.) Schkuhr
  • (G.Forst.) Sw. Osmunda discolor
  • Blechnum discolor G.Forst.
  • Struthiopteris discolor Spicanta discolor

Lomaria discolor, synonym Blechnum discolor, commonly called crown fern (Māori: piupiu),[2] is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.[3] As noted by C. Michael Hogan, this species is found in a number of forest communities in diverse locations within New Zealand, and is sometimes a dominant understory component.[4]

Spores are produced on specialised fronds. These are more erect, with a dark and shrivelled look.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Lomaria discolor", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/, retrieved 2019-12-24 
  2. "Lomaria discolor" (in en). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/lomaria-discolor/. 
  3. Primitive Plants. 2009
  4. C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  5. Andrew Crowe (1994). Which Native Fern?, p. 39. Auckland: Viking. ISBN:0-670-85549-9.

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