| Gristle fern | |
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| At Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Oceaniopteris |
| Species: | O. cartilaginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Oceaniopteris cartilaginea (Sw.) Gasper & Salino[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oceaniopteris cartilaginea, synonym Blechnum cartilagineum,[1] is known as the gristle fern or soft water fern. It is a resilient and abundant fern growing in eastern Australia, seen in rainforest and eucalyptus forest. The new growth is often pink or reddish in colour.
It is very tolerant of dry conditions once established in a shady area.
References
- 1 2 3 Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Oceaniopteris cartilaginea", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 23 December 2019
- Plant Net http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Blechnum~cartilagineum Retrieved 8 September 2009
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