hard ferns
Blechnum
Blechnum (hard fern) is a genus of between 150–220 species of ferns with a cosmopolitan distribution, in the family Blechnaceae in the eupolypods II clade of the order Polypodiales. By far the greatest species diversity is in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, with only a few species reaching cool temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere (notably B. penna-marina, south to Cape Horn, Chile, the southernmost fern in the world) and Northern Hemisphere (notably B. spicant,...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Oriental Blechnum
speciesBlechnum orientale
little hard fern
speciesBlechnum penna-marina
Kiokio
speciesBlechnum novae-zelandiae
Fishbone water-fern
speciesBlechnum nudum
Hard Water-fern
speciesBlechnum wattsii
Rereti
speciesBlechnum chambersii
Thread Fern
speciesBlechnum filiforme
common rasp fern
speciesBlechnum parrisiae
Small kiokio
speciesBlechnum procerum
Hammock fern
speciesBlechnum occidentale
Chilean hard fern
speciesBlechnum chilense
Swamp Kiokio
speciesBlechnum minus
Blechnum hastatum
speciesBlechnum hastatum
Cape Hard Fern
speciesBlechnum capense
palm fern
speciesBlechnum appendiculatum
Waterfall fern
speciesBlechnum colensoi
Mountain Kiokio
speciesBlechnum montanum
Strap Water-fern
speciesBlechnum patersonii
Glossy Hard Fern
speciesBlechnum punctulatum
Blechnum membranaceum
speciesBlechnum membranaceum
Pointed Hard Fern
speciesBlechnum attenuatum
Greater Hard-fern
speciesBlechnum cordatum
Southern Hard Fern
speciesBlechnum australe
Shore Hard Fern
speciesBlechnum banksii
Blechnum mochaenum
speciesBlechnum mochaenum
Blechnum polypodioides
speciesBlechnum polypodioides
Blechnum durum
speciesBlechnum durum
Blechnum finlaysonianum
speciesBlechnum finlaysonianum
Green Bay Kiokio
speciesBlechnum triangularifolium
Blechnum microphyllum
speciesBlechnum microphyllum
Fragile Midsorus Fern
speciesBlechnum fragile
Brazilian tree-fern
speciesBlechnum brasiliense
Blechnum ambiguum
speciesBlechnum ambiguum
Mokimoki
speciesBlechnum molle
Blechnum arcuatum
speciesBlechnum arcuatum
Blechnum vestitum
speciesBlechnum vestitum
Blechnum camfieldii
speciesBlechnum camfieldii
Blechnum loxense
speciesBlechnum loxense
Blechnum zeelandicum
speciesBlechnum zeelandicum
Rasp Fern
speciesBlechnum medium
Blechnum eburneum
speciesBlechnum eburneum
Blechnum × aggregatum
hybridBlechnum × aggregatum
Blechnum ryanii
speciesBlechnum ryanii
Blechnum gracile
speciesBlechnum gracile
Blechnum raddianum
speciesBlechnum raddianum
Blechnum norfolkianum
speciesBlechnum norfolkianum
Parablechnum marginatum
speciesParablechnum marginatum
Blechnum divergens
speciesBlechnum divergens
Blechnum contiguum
speciesBlechnum contiguum
Blechnum buchtienii
speciesBlechnum buchtienii
Blechnum asplenioides
speciesBlechnum asplenioides
Blechnum schiedeanum
speciesBlechnum schiedeanum
Blechnum gregsonii
speciesBlechnum gregsonii
Blechnum tuerckheimii
speciesBlechnum tuerckheimii
Blechnum laevigatum
speciesBlechnum laevigatum
Rockbank Midsorus Fern
speciesBlechnum lineatum
Blechnum ensiforme
speciesBlechnum ensiforme
Blechnum opacum
speciesBlechnum opacum
Blechnum proliferum
speciesBlechnum proliferum
Blechnum corralense
speciesBlechnum corralense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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