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
Austroblechnum colensoi beside Ellery Stream, Lake Ellery, south Westland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
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. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  2. "Blechnum colensoi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2012-04-23.


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