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(Redirected from Crown fern) Species of fern

Crown fern
Growing near the Buller River, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this 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.
Synonyms
  • Acrostichum rufum Spreng.
  • Gymnopteris discolor (G.Forst.) Bernh.
  • Hemionitis discolor (G.Forst.) Schkuhr
  • Blechnum discolor (G.Forst.) Keyserl.
  • Lomaria falcata Spreng.
  • Onoclea discolor (G.Forst.) Sw.
  • Osmunda discolor G.Forst.
  • Spicanta discolor (G.Forst.) Kuntze
  • Stegania discolor (G.Forst.) A.Rich.
  • Struthiopteris discolor (G.Forst.) Ching

Lomaria discolor, synonym Blechnum discolor, commonly called crown fern (Māori: piupiu), is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. 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 understorey component.

Spores are produced on specialised fronds. These are more erect, with a dark and shrivelled look.

References

  1. ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Lomaria discolor". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. "Lomaria discolor". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. Primitive Plants. 2009
  4. C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  5. Andrew Crowe (1994). Which Native Fern?, p. 39. Auckland: Viking. ISBN 0-670-85549-9.
Taxon identifiers
Lomaria discolor
Blechnum discolor
Osmunda discolor


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