Blechnum nudum
| Fishbone water fern | |
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| Fishbone Water Fern at Leura, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Athyriales |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Blechnum L. |
| Species: | Blechnum nudum |
| Binomial name | |
| Blechnum nudum (Labill.) Mett. ex Luerss. | |
Blechnum nudum is known as the fishbone water fern. It is a fern that grows up to a metre tall, and is abundant in rainforest and eucalyptus forest in eastern Australia. It often forms large colonies along creek banks.
References
- Plant Net http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Blechnum~nudum retrieved 8 September 2009
External links
Media related to Blechnum nudum at Wikimedia Commons