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Cape Hard Fern (Blechnum capense)

Blechnum capense is a robust fern with dimorphic fronds, sterile ones up to 2m. It thrives in moist, shaded forests. Native to Southern Africa, Australia, and New.

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Flowering & Fruiting Cycles

Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.

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Synonyms
Blechnum sylvaticum Schelpe
Lomaria capensis Willd.
Lonchitis-aspera capensis Farw.
Onoclea capensis Thunb.
Osmunda capensis L.
Parablechnum capense (Burm.f.) Gasper & Salino
Spicanta capensis (L.) Kuntze
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classPolypodiopsida
  • orderPolypodiales
  • familyBlechnaceae
  • genusBlechnum
  • speciesBlechnum capense