Common nameHard-fern Blechnum spicant © Natural History Museum Latin names ClassPteridopsida OrderPolypodiales FamilyBlechnaceae GenusBlechnum Speciesspicant Geographic details Habitatwidespread Soil typeacidic DistributionThroughout British Isles NativeYes General Plant heightmedium BranchedNo Plant colourdeep green Stipe descriptionscaly at base Habittufted Conservation statusnot threatened Wikimedia Urlhttps://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Blechnum_spicant Leaf details Separate fertile leavesYes Fertile leaf shapeelliptic-lanceolate, erect Sterile leaf shapeelliptic-lanceolate, spreading Pinnae1-pinnate WintergreenYes Spore details HomosporeYes Rhizome details Rhizome descriptiontufted with few crowns Rhizome scalestriangular-lanceolate Rhizome positionerect Sori details Sori shapelinear Sori placewhole length pinnae Indusium details Indusium presentYes Indusium shapelinear Indusium descriptionenclosing entire sorus