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Gristle Fern

Blechnum cartilagineum

Description:

A beautiful fern which looks like many others but is quite different in that the blades are lengthy and graceful with each being deeply dissected to the rachis. The pinnae are connected to each other at the base (pic 2) and their margins are wavy.

Habitat:

Spotted growing with umbrella ferns, coral ferns and many others in a damp gully - Sailor's Bay walking track, NSW

Notes:

Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Blechnales Family: Blechnaceae

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Leuba Ridgway

Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Apr 30, 2021
Submitted on May 20, 2021

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