Blechnum penna-marina

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Blechnum penna-marina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Athyriales
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum
Species: B. penna-marina
Binomial name
Blechnum penna-marina
(Poir, 1804).

Blechnum penna-marina, alpine water fern or pinque (Chilean Spanish), is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, with a natural range from the Araucanía Region to the south and from the coast to the tree line of the Magellanic forests in Chile and adjacent areas of Argentina. It is also found in Australia and some Pacific islands. It is evergreen and grows to 20 cm (8 in).

In cultivation this hardy species has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]

References

  1. "RHS Plant Selector Blechnum penna-marina AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-09. 

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