Parablechnum camfieldii

Parablechnum camfieldii, synonym Blechnum camfieldii is known as the eared swamp fern. Often found near saline areas, or low-lying coastal sites in eastern Australia. The new growth is often pink in colour. Named after Julius Henry Camfield (Wd), a gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.[1][2][3]

eared swamp fern
At Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Parablechnum
Species:
P. camfieldii
Binomial name
Parablechnum camfieldii
(Tindale) Gasper & Salino
Synonyms
  • Blechnum camfieldii, Tindale
  • Blechnum capense var. scabrum, Domin
  • Blechnum minus subsp. scabrum (Domin), Tindale
  • Lomaria capensis var. bauerlenii, F.M.Bailey

References
  1. "Parablechnum camfieldii". Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. Peter G. Wilson. "Blechnum camfieldii". New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 307


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