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Parablechnum minus

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Soft water fern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Parablechnum
Species:
P. minus
Binomial name
Parablechnum minus
(R.Br.) Gasper & Salino[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Blechnum minus (R.Br.) Ettingsh.
  • Blechnum capense var. minor (R.Br.) Cheeseman
  • Lomaria minor (R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Lomaria procera var. minor Hook.f.
  • Lomaria procera var. paludosa Rodway
  • Stegania minor R.Br.

Parablechnum minus, synonym Blechnum minus,[1] is a small fern[2] growing in moist situations in a variety of habitats in eastern Australia. It is often seen by streams.

It first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1810, as Stegania minor in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, published by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. It was later moved to the genus Blechnum and then to Parablechnum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Parablechnum minus". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Blechnum minus, PlantNET – NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 10 March 2012.