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− | |genus=Blechnum | + | |familia=Blechnaceae |
| + | |genus=Blechnum |
| |species=discolor | | |species=discolor |
| + | |taxo_author=L. |
| + | |common_name=crown fern |
| + | |habit=fern |
| |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
| |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! | | |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |
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| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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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. |