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'''''Blechnum discolor''''' ('''crown fern''', [[Māori]]: '''kiokio''') is a species of [[fern]] in the family [[Blechnaceae]]. This species is [[endemism|endemic]] to New Zealand.<ref>Primitive Plants. 2009</ref> 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 understory component.<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009</ref>
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Blechnum discolor, Keys. St. ascending: stipes black, glossy, with dense scales at base: Lvs. 1½-3 ft. long, 4-6 in. wide, with pinnae narrowed suddenly toward the point; fertile pinnae narrower and shorter. Austral. and New Zeal.
 
Blechnum discolor, Keys. St. ascending: stipes black, glossy, with dense scales at base: Lvs. 1½-3 ft. long, 4-6 in. wide, with pinnae narrowed suddenly toward the point; fertile pinnae narrower and shorter. Austral. and New Zeal.

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