Blechnum spicant

Common name

Hard-fern

Blechnum spicant

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Latin names

Class

Pteridopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Blechnaceae

Genus

Blechnum

Species

spicant

Geographic details

Habitat

widespread

Soil type

acidic

Distribution

Throughout British Isles

Native

Yes

General

Plant height

medium

Branched

No

Plant colour

deep green

Stipe description

scaly at base

Habit

tufted

Conservation status

not threatened

Wikimedia Url

https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Blechnum_spicant

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves

Yes

Fertile leaf shape

elliptic-lanceolate, erect

Sterile leaf shape

elliptic-lanceolate, spreading

Pinnae

1-pinnate

Wintergreen

Yes

Spore details

Homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description

tufted with few crowns

Rhizome scales

triangular-lanceolate

Rhizome position

erect

Sori details

Sori shape

linear

Sori place

whole length pinnae

Indusium details

Indusium present

Yes

Indusium shape

linear

Indusium description

enclosing entire sorus