Family: Blechnaceae
Blechnum minus
Citation:
Ettingsh., Denkschr. Akad. Wiss.,Wien 23:63, t. 8, figs 5 & 12 (1864).
Synonymy: Stegania minor R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 153 (1810); B. capense sensu J. Black, Fl. S. Aust, 37 (1943), partly, non (L.)Schldl.
, Parablechnum minus Common name: Soft water-fern.
Description:
Rhizome slow-creeping, branching; fronds erect, to 1 m or more long; stipe and rhachis stramineous, sparsely clad with concolorous brown scales except at the base of the stipe; pinnae coriaceous, frequently crisped irregularly; margins minutely serrate, slightly irregular, the lowermost pairs much reduced, oblong to almost orbicular, 0.8-2 cm long; fertile fronds with the lowermost pinna pairs sterile, similar to the sterile fronds.
| Blechnum minus. lowermost pinnae
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Image source: fig. 36b in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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| Blechnum minus. frond apex
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Image source: fig. 36a in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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| Blechnum minus. portion of undersurface of fertile pinna.
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Image source: fig. 36c in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Distribution:
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In S.Aust. this species is common in the Mt Lofty Ranges where it occurs in swamps, along streams or on banks. It often occurs with B. wattsii.
S.Aust.: SL, SE. Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas. New Zealand.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: No flowering time is available |
SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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