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Species of fern
Parablechnum cordatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Division:
Polypodiophyta
Class:
Polypodiopsida
Order:
Polypodiales
Suborder:
Aspleniineae
Family:
Blechnaceae
Genus:
Parablechnum
Species:
P. cordatum
Binomial name
Parablechnum cordatum (Desv.) Gasper & Salino
[1]
Synonyms
[1]
Blechnum cordatum (Desv.) Hieron.
Blechnum arborescens (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Hieron
Blechnum capense var.ornifolium (C.Presl) Domin
Blechnum chilense (Kaulf.) Mett.
Blechnum euraddianum Brade
Blechnum gilliesii (Hook.& Grev.) Mett.
Blechnum itatiaiense Brade
Blechnum macahense Brade
Blechnum ornifolium (C.Presl) Ettingsh.
Blechnum peruvianum Hieron.
Blechnum raddianum Rosenst.
Blechnum reedii (Phil.) Espinosa
Blechnum regnellianum (Kunze) C.Chr.
Blechnum simile Sehnem
Lomaria arborescens Klotzsch & H.Karst.
Lomaria brasiliensis Raddi
Lomaria chilensis Kaulf.
Lomaria cordata Desv.
Lomaria gilliesii Hook.& Grev.
Lomaria ornifolia C.Presl
Lomaria reedii Phil.
Lomaria regnelliana Kunze
Lomaria serrulosa Desv.
Lomaria spissa Christ
Orthogramma gilliesii (Hook.& Grev.) C.Presl
Parablechnum chilense (Kaulf.) Gasper & Salino
Spicanta capensis var.gilliesii (Hook.& Grev.) Kuntze
Spicanta capensis var.lechleri (Mett.) Kuntze
Struthiopteris brasiliensis (Raddi) Maxon & Morton
Struthiopteris gilliesii (Hook.& Grev.) Ching
Parablechnum cordatum (
synonyms Blechnum cordatum , Blechnum chilense ),
[1] the Chilean hard fern or costilla de vaca (
Chilean Spanish for "cow's rib"), is a
fern of the
family
Blechnaceae ,
native to Chile. It is also found in neighboring areas of Argentina and the Juan Fernández Islands.
It grows to 0.9–1.8 m (2 ft 11 in – 5 ft 11 in), often developing a trunk-like appearance over time. The fertile
fronds are more erect, with narrower pinnae, than the infertile ones.
[2]
This plant has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society 's
Award of Garden Merit .
[3]
Parablechnum cordatum Blechnum chilense