Blechnum spicant

Common name

Hard-fern

Blechnum spicant Hard-fern

Hard-fern

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Blechnaceae
Genus	Blechnum
Species	spicant

Geographic details

Habitat	widespread
Soil type	acidic
Distribution	Throughout British Isles
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	deep green
Stipe description	scaly at base
Habit	tufted
Conservation status	not threatened

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	Yes
Fertile leaf shape	elliptic-lanceolate, erect
Sterile leaf shape	elliptic-lanceolate, spreading
Pinnae	1-pinnate
Wintergreen	Yes

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	tufted with few crowns
Rhizome scales	triangular-lanceolate
Rhizome position	erect

Sori details

Sori shape	linear
Sori placement	whole length pinnae

Indusium details

indusium present	Yes
indus_shape	linear
indusium description	enclosing entire sorus