Blechnum spicant Calflora

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Taxon Report

Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth

(not an active name)

Deer fern

2009 Neal Kramer

2017 Luen Miller

2013 James Gonsman

2017 Gregory Arena

2007 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

2006 Charles E. Jones

Sherry Ballard 2000 California Academy of Sciences

Blechnum spicant is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Struthiopteris spicant


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Genus:	Blechnum
Family:	Blechnaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Blechnum spicant ssp. nipponicum
PLANTS	Blechnum spicant var. elongatum
PLANTS	Lomaria spicant
PLANTS	Osmunda spicant
PLANTS	Struthiopteris spicant
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Information about Blechnum spicant from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (BLSP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).