Blechnum appendiculatum

Blechnum appendiculatum
In cultivation in a botanical garden in Tenerife
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum
Species:
B. appendiculatum
Binomial name
Blechnum appendiculatum
Willd.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Blechnum distans var. meridionale (C. Presl) Rosenst.
  • Blechnum glandulosum Kaulf. ex Link
  • Blechnum heterocarpum Fée
  • Blechnum meridionale C.Presl
  • Blechnum occidentale var. appendiculata (Willd.) Hieron.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. glandulosum (Link) Proctor
  • Blechnum occidentale var. intermedium E.Fourn.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. meridionale (C.Presl) Luetzelb.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. minor Hook.
  • Blechnum occidentale var. pectinatum (Hook.) Hook.

Blechnum appendiculatum is a fern in the family Blechnaceae.[1] It is commonly known as hammock fern,[3] sinkhole fern, and New World midsorus fern.[4] Its native range is from the southern United States through Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America to western South America.[2] It grows in rocky hammocks and moist forests.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (April 2020), "Blechnum appendiculatum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.30, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-09-17
  2. ^ a b "Blechnum appendiculatum L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-09-17
  3. ^ a b "Blechnum appendiculatum (Hammock Fern) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  4. ^ Sessa, Emily (5 March 2024). Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-691-21945-5.


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