Biology:Oceaniopteris cartilaginea

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Short description: Species of fern

Gristle fern
Blechnum cartilagineum Chatswood West.jpg
At Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Oceaniopteris
Species:
O. cartilaginea
Binomial name
Oceaniopteris cartilaginea
(Sw.) Gasper & Salino[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Salpichlaena cartilaginea Blechnum cartilagineum
  • Sw. (Sw.) C.Presl
  • (Sw.) Trevis. Spicanta cartilaginea
  • Blechnum nitidum var. contracta (Sw.) Kuntze
  • Blechnopsis cartilaginea Hook.

Oceaniopteris cartilaginea, synonym Blechnum cartilagineum,[1] is known as the gristle fern or soft water fern. It is a resilient and abundant fern growing in eastern Australia , seen in rainforest and eucalyptus forest. The new growth is often pink or reddish in colour.

It is very tolerant of dry conditions once established in a shady area.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Oceaniopteris cartilaginea", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/, retrieved 2019-12-23 

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