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Parablechnum camfieldii

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eared swamp fern
At Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Parablechnum
Species:
P. camfieldii
Binomial name
Parablechnum camfieldii
(Tindale) Gasper & Salino
Synonyms
  • Blechnum camfieldii, Tindale
  • Blechnum capense var. scabrum, Domin
  • Blechnum minus subsp. scabrum (Domin), Tindale
  • Lomaria capensis var. bauerlenii, F.M.Bailey

Parablechnum camfieldii, synonym Blechnum camfieldii is known as the eared swamp fern. Often found near saline areas, or low-lying coastal sites in eastern Australia. The new growth is often pink in colour. Named after Julius Henry Camfield (Wd), a gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Parablechnum camfieldii". Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ Peter G. Wilson. "Blechnum camfieldii". New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 31 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 307