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 | |
|---|---|
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| At Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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It is very tolerant of dry conditions once established in a shady area.
References
- Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Oceaniopteris cartilaginea", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 23 December 2019
- 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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