Blechnum cartilagineum

Gristle Fern
Gristle Fern at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida /
Pteridopsida (disputed)
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum L.
Species: Blechnum cartilagineum Sw.
Binomial name
Blechnum cartilagineum

Blechnum cartilagineum is known as the gristle fern or soft water fern. It is a resilient and abundant fern growing in eastern Australia. Seen in rainforest and eucalyptus forest. New growth is often pink or reddish in colour.

It is very tolerant of dry conditions once established in a shady area.

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