Blechnum appendiculatum

Blechnum appendiculatum
	In cultivation in a botanical garden in Tenerife
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Blechnum
Species:	B. appendiculatum
Binomial name
	Blechnum appendiculatum; Willd.
Synonyms
	Blechnum distans var. meridionale(C. Presl) Rosenst. ; Blechnum glandulosumKaulf. ex Link ; Blechnum heterocarpumFée ; Blechnum meridionaleC.Presl ; Blechnum occidentale var. appendiculata(Willd.) Hieron. ; Blechnum occidentale var. glandulosum(Link) Proctor ; Blechnum occidentale var. intermediumE.Fourn. ; Blechnum occidentale var. meridionale(C.Presl) Luetzelb. ; Blechnum occidentale var. minorHook. ; Blechnum occidentale var. pectinatum(Hook.) Hook. ;

Last updated March 10, 2025

Blechnum appendiculatum is a fern in the family Blechnaceae.^[1] It is commonly known as hammock fern,^[3]sinkhole fern, and New World midsorus fern.^[4] Its native range is from the southern United States through Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America to western South America.^[2] It grows in rocky hammocks and moist forests.^[3]

References

1 2 Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (April 2020), "Blechnum appendiculatum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.30, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-09-17
1 2 "Blechnum appendiculatum L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-09-17
1 2 "Blechnum appendiculatum (Hammock Fern) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
↑ Sessa, Emily (5 March 2024). Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-691-21945-5.

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[CFLW-1] 1 2 Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (April 2020), "Blechnum appendiculatum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.30, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-09-17

[POWO_17058090-1-2] 1 2 "Blechnum appendiculatum L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-09-17

[:0-3] 1 2 "Blechnum appendiculatum (Hammock Fern) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

[4] Sessa, Emily (5 March 2024). Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-691-21945-5.

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