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Common name: Climbing blechnum, thread fern Botanical name: Blechnum filiforme
Family: Blechnaceae Size: Adult fronds - 60x15cm, juvenile fronds - 5-25 x 1-5cm

 

Where found:
  • Common in coastal and lowland forest
Description:
  • Juvenile plants creep over the ground before reaching a tree trunk and climbing upwards then developing larger sterile and fertile fronds

 

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PHOTO: Peter Winter

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PHOTO: Peter Winter

 

 

 

 

 
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