Blechnum filiforme | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Pteridopsida |
Order: | Athyriales |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: | Blechnum L. |
Species: | B. filiforme |
Binomial name | |
Blechnum filiforme |
Blechnum filiforme or thread fern (pānoko in Māori) is an endemic New Zealand fern species in the hard fern family, Blechnaceae.[1] The species authority is (A. Cunn.) Ettingsh.
Thread fern has a creeping and climbing habit. It has three different types of fronds: long climbing fronds with long pointed leaves, shorter creeping fronds with nearly round leaves, and fertile fronds with threadlike leaves that give the species its common name.[1]
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