Austroblechnum patersonii

Austroblechnum patersonii, synonym Blechnum patersonii, is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. It is known as the strap water-fern.

Austroblechnum patersonii
In the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Austroblechnum
Species:
A. patersonii
Binomial name
Austroblechnum patersonii
(R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
Synonyms
  • Blechnum patersonii (R.Br.) Mett.
  • Lomaria patersonii (R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Lomaria punctata Blume
  • Salpichlaena patersonii (R.Br.) Fée
  • Spicanta patersonii (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Stegania patersonii R.Br.

It is native to eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania), Lord Howe Island, New Zealand and the Society Islands (Tahiti).

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