Crown fern | |
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Growing near the Buller River, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: | Lomaria |
Species: | L. discolor
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Binomial name | |
Lomaria discolor (G.Forst.) Willd.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Lomaria discolor, synonym Blechnum discolor, commonly called crown fern ( Māori: piupiu), [2] is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. [3] As noted by C. Michael Hogan, this species is found in a number of forest communities in diverse locations within New Zealand, and is sometimes a dominant understory component. [4]
Spores are produced on specialised fronds. These are more erect, with a dark and shrivelled look. [5]
Crown fern | |
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Growing near the Buller River, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: | Lomaria |
Species: | L. discolor
|
Binomial name | |
Lomaria discolor (G.Forst.) Willd.
[1]
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Lomaria discolor, synonym Blechnum discolor, commonly called crown fern ( Māori: piupiu), [2] is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. [3] As noted by C. Michael Hogan, this species is found in a number of forest communities in diverse locations within New Zealand, and is sometimes a dominant understory component. [4]
Spores are produced on specialised fronds. These are more erect, with a dark and shrivelled look. [5]