Blechnoids

Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Orange County, Florida, April 2012, Wekiva Basin Bioblitz.

Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Orange County, Florida, April 2012, Wekiva Basin Bioblitz.

The colorful Hammock Fern is found through much of the Neotropics. Lotusland, Montecito, California. Blechnaceae

Ferns: British and exotic V.4London,Groombridge and Sons,1856-60.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34726619

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Stenochlaena palustris (Burm. f.) Bedd. Blechnaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar paku, Paku miding, Lamiding, Lemidi, Paku ramu, Paku mesin, Paku naga, Paku merah, Paku udang, Kalakai]. Native of China, Indo-China, Indian subcontinent, Malesia ecozone. A creeping or climbing fern common in the lowlands, in damp open places, thickets and secondary jungle. Ornamental. Shoots edible and eaten as vegetable. Decoction prepared by boiling young shoots and used by natives to relief diarrhea. Synonym(s):Acrostichum palustre (Burm. f.) C.B. Clarke Acrostichum scandens (Sw.) Hook. Lomaria scandens (Sw.) Willd. Lomariopsis palustris (Burm. f.) Kuhn Lomariopsis scandens (Sw.) Mett. Olfersia scandens (Willd.) C. Presl Onoclea scandens Sw. Polypodium palustre Burm. f.Pteris scandens (Willd.) Roxb. Stenochlaena scandens J. Sm.Ref and suggested reading: FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-26610182www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?403593

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Stenochlaena palustris (Burm. f.) Bedd. Blechnaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar paku, Paku miding, Lamiding, Lemidi, Paku ramu, Paku mesin, Paku naga, Paku merah, Paku udang, Kalakai]. Native of China, Indo-China, Indian subcontinent, Malesia ecozone. A creeping or climbing fern common in the lowlands, in damp open places, thickets and secondary jungle. Ornamental. Shoots edible and eaten as vegetable. Decoction prepared by boiling young shoots and used by natives to relief diarrhea. Synonym(s):Acrostichum palustre (Burm. f.) C.B. Clarke Acrostichum scandens (Sw.) Hook. Lomaria scandens (Sw.) Willd. Lomariopsis palustris (Burm. f.) Kuhn Lomariopsis scandens (Sw.) Mett. Olfersia scandens (Willd.) C. Presl Onoclea scandens Sw. Polypodium palustre Burm. f.Pteris scandens (Willd.) Roxb. Stenochlaena scandens J. Sm.Ref and suggested reading: FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-26610182www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?403593

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Slim fertile pinnae showing sporangia. Stenochlaena palustris (Burm. f.) Bedd. Blechnaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar paku, Paku miding, Lamiding, Lemidi, Paku ramu, Paku mesin, Paku naga, Paku merah, Paku udang, Kalakai]. Native of China, Indo-China, Indian subcontinent, Malesia ecozone. A creeping or climbing fern common in the lowlands, in damp open places, thickets and secondary jungle. Ornamental. Shoots edible and eaten as vegetable. Decoction prepared by boiling young shoots and used by natives to relief diarrhea. Synonym(s):Polypodium palustre Burm. f.Ref and suggested reading: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?403593

Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Slim fertile pinnae showing sporangia. Stenochlaena palustris (Burm. f.) Bedd. Blechnaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar paku, Paku miding, Lamiding, Lemidi, Paku ramu, Paku mesin, Paku naga, Paku merah, Paku udang, Kalakai]. Native of China, Indo-China, Indian subcontinent, Malesia ecozone. A creeping or climbing fern common in the lowlands, in damp open places, thickets and secondary jungle. Ornamental. Shoots edible and eaten as vegetable. Decoction prepared by boiling young shoots and used by natives to relief diarrhea. Synonym(s):Polypodium palustre Burm. f.Ref and suggested reading: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?403593

Ferns: British and exotic V.4London,Groombridge and Sons,1856-60.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34726717

A common fern in southern Chile, where it is called Quil-quil.In context at www.dixpix.ca/sth_cordillera/flora/misc_herb/index.html

fern terrestrial, arborescent, 1.5-2.0 m, trunk straight, scales rusty brown, fronds with ca 40 pairs of pinnae on both sterile and fertile fronds Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/

fern arborescent, 1.5-2 m, scales rusty brown, shiny; very common and growing in large patches with sphagnum covering their bases Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/

fern arborescent, 1.5-2 m, scales rusty brown, shiny; very common and growing in large patches with sphagnum covering their bases Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/

Ferns: British and exotic V.4London,Groombridge and Sons,1856-60.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34726671

Woodwardia fimbriatagiant chain fern. The largest North American fern. The species is confined largely to the California Floristic Province although there are disjunct populations in all bordering states as well as Washington and British Columbia. it is usually found in wet places and in the understory of redwood forests. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

Woodwardia fimbriatagiant chain fern. The largest of North American ferns. References say that fronds can reach 3 meters in length (the one portrayed in about 1 meter.) Likes wet spots. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

Woodwardia fimbriatachain fernin infrared.

Woodwardia fimbriatagiant chain fern. The largest North American fern. Confined largely to the California Floristic Province although there are disjunct populations in all bordering states as well as Washington and British Columbia. Usually found in wet places and in the understory of redwood forests. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

Woodwardia fimbriatagiant chain fern. The largest North American fern, the species is confined largely to the California Floristic Province although there are disjunct populations in all bordering states as well as Washington and British Columbia. It is usually found in wet places and in the understory of redwood forests. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

Woodwardia fimbriata Sm. (Blechnaceae). Note the notable costular areoles along the midribs of the pinnules; these are veins that outline the series of sori on the lower leaf surface. This chain-like pattern is a diagnostic feature of Woodwardia, hence the commone name: "giant chain fern." This was seen on a California Native Plant Society field trip to the the Foote Preserve, a Land Trust of Napa County property, on the western slopes of Mt. George. Napa County, CA.