Oceaniopteris cartilaginea

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.

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

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

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Oceaniopteris cartilaginea", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 23 December 2019


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