Blechnum occidentale

Blechnum occidentale
In cultivation at Lotusland, Montecito, California
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Blechnum
Species:	B. occidentale
Binomial name
Blechnum occidentale L. [1]
Synonyms [2]
Blechnum acuminatumFée Blechnum campylotis(Kunze) J.Sm. Blechnum cartilagineumSchkuhr Blechnum ciliatumM.Martens & Galeotti Blechnum cognatumC.Presl Blechnum cunninghamiiT.Moore Blechnum drepanophyllumTrevis. Blechnum extensumFée Blechnum falcatumLink Blechnum falciculatumC.Presl Blechnum galeottiiT.Moore Blechnum glandulosumWall. Blechnum haenkeanumTrevis. Blechnum helveolumFée Blechnum humileSalisb. Blechnum lomariaceumSodiro Blechnum mucronatumFée Blechnum pectinatumHook. Blechnum rugosumT.Moore Blechnum scaberulumSodiro Blechnum sodiroiC.Chr. Blechnum suburbicumVell. Blechnum triangulatumJ.Sm. Lomaria campylotisKunze Mesothema campylotisC.Presl Spicanta occidentalis(L.) Kuntze Struthiopteris appendiculataTrevis. Struthiopteris caudataMaxon

Blechnum occidentale is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. ^[1] Its native range is from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to tropical South America. ^[2]

Blechnum scaberulum and Blechnum sodiroi have been regarded as separate species, but are now regarded as synonyms of Blechnum occidentale. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Blechnum occidentale", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2019-12-25
2. "Blechnum occidentaleL.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-25