Blechnum spicant

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Read about Blechnum spicant in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Blechnum spicant, With. Sterile Lvs. lanceolate, 6-9 in. long, 1-1½ in. wide, gradually narrowed below; fertile Lvs. 1 ft. long, with longer stalks (6-9 in.) and narrowly linear pinnae. Eu., W. N. Amer.—The large Californian form with Lvs. 2-3 ft. long is possibly a distinct species The European plant was early called Struthiopteris spicant by Scopoli, by which name it is now cited as the earliest generic name. Hardy; needs deepest shade Lomaria nipponica, Kunze, Japan, usually larger than preceding, is much like it in other respects and probably is better to be considered as a form of B. spicant rather than as a distinct species.


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