Blechnum penna-marina
| Blechnum penna-marina | |
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| 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, Antarctic hard-fern,[1] alpine water fern, 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.[2]
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector Blechnum penna-marina AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
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