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Palm fern
Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Ferns

Palm fern

Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.

Names

EnglishPalm fern
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Scientific nameBlechnum appendiculatum Willd.

About this species

Blechnum appendiculatum is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. It is commonly known as hammock fern, sinkhole fern, and New World midsorus fern. Its native range is from the southern United States through Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America to western South America. It grows in rocky hammocks and moist forests.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyBlechnaceae
GenusBlechnum

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