Biology:Oceaniopteris cartilaginea
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Short description: Species of fern
| Gristle fern | |
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| At Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Oceaniopteris |
| Species: | O. cartilaginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Oceaniopteris cartilaginea (Sw.) Gasper & Salino[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
- Plant Net http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Blechnum~cartilagineum Retrieved 8 September 2009
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