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|genus=Blechnum
 
|species=brasiliense
 
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|habit=fern
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|lifespan=perennial
 
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'''''Blechnum brasiliense''''' is a [[fern]] in the genus ''[[Blechnum]]'' that is native to [[South America]].
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This is one of the better known and more common species of Blechnum in warmer climates.  It forms a small trunk.  On some forms, the new fronds emerge a beautiful pinkish-red, making the fern very attractive.
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Blechnum brasiliense, Desv. Fig. 582. Growing from a stout, slightly arborescent trunk 1 ft. or more long: Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, 1 ft. or more wide, with the pinnae set at an acute angle with the rachis, the lower much shorter and more distant. Brazil. S. 2:4.—Rather tender in Cent. Fla. and needs protection during winter.
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Blechnum brasiliense, Desv. Growing from a stout, slightly arborescent trunk 1 ft. or more long: Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, 1 ft. or more wide, with the pinnae set at an acute angle with the rachis, the lower much shorter and more distant. Brazil.—Rather tender in Cent. Fla. and needs protection during winter.
 
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