Parablechnum cordatum
Appearance
(Redirected from Blechnum chilense)
Parablechnum cordatum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: | Parablechnum |
Species: | P. cordatum
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Binomial name | |
Parablechnum cordatum (Desv.) Gasper & Salino[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Parablechnum cordatum (synonyms Blechnum cordatum, Blechnum chilense),[1] the Chilean hard fern or costilla de vaca (Chilean Spanish for "cow's rib"), is a fern of the family Blechnaceae, native to Chile. It is also found in neighboring areas of Argentina and the Juan Fernández Islands.
It grows to 0.9–1.8 m (2 ft 11 in – 5 ft 11 in), often developing a trunk-like appearance over time. The fertile fronds are more erect, with narrower pinnae, than the infertile ones.[2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Parablechnum cordatum". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Blechnum chilense". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- (in Spanish) Florachilena.cl