Blechnum sp.

A Hard Fern at Bateau Bay, NSW

Blechnum sp. at Bateau Bay, NSW - 29 Dec 2022
Blechnum sp. at Bateau Bay, NSW - 29 Dec 2022
Blechnum sp. at Bateau Bay, NSW - 29 Dec 2022
Blechnum sp. at Bateau Bay, NSW - 29 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Blechnum nudum 20 Jan 2023 natureguy
Blechnum sp. 19 Jan 2023 PatrickCampbell
Blechnum cartilagineum 8 Jan 2023 Tapirlord
Unidentified 29 Dec 2022 trevorpreston

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5 comments

   19 Jan 2023
Looks like Blechnum sp. but not B. cartilagineum imo, as the segments of the sterile fronds are not attached by broad bases.
natureguy wrote:
   20 Jan 2023
I agree it doesn't look like cartilagineum. Might be nudum.
   21 Jan 2023
B.nudum has a distinctive pale, yellowish, somewhat flattened midrib, which this lacks.
Maybe B. camfeidii, B. minus or possibly Telmatoblechnum indicum.
@trevorpreston can you post up any more photos? Close-ups of the base an/or where the segments attach to the midrib would be helpful.
trevorpreston wrote:
   21 Jan 2023
Sorry, I don't have any more photos of this fern.
natureguy wrote:
   21 Jan 2023
I think Blechnum sp. is okay for now. I don't think it is camfieldii and it looks a bit odd for minus too. So without more photos it's probably hard to be certain

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Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Blechnum sp. Scientific name
  • A Hard Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1080.42m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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