Blechnum nudum

Fishbone water fern
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.

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