Austroblechnum colensoi

Austroblechnum colensoi, synonym Blechnum colensoi,[1] also known as Colenso's hard fern, waterfall fern or peretao is a species of fern native to New Zealand. It is distributed throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands.

Austroblechnum colensoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Austroblechnum
Species:
A. colensoi
Binomial name
Austroblechnum colensoi
(Hook.f.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Blechnum colensoi (Hook.f.) Wakef.
  • Lomaria colensoi Hook.f.
  • Lomaria heterophylla Colenso

Austroblechnum colensoi is usually found in dark areas with good access to water, such as steep banks, river gorges and rocky overhangs.[2]

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Austroblechnum colensoi". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  2. "Blechnum colensoi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2012-04-23.


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