''Austroblechnum'' is a

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fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

s in the family

Blechnaceae Blechnaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Its status as a family and the number of genera included have both varied considerably. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 ( ...

, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, but other sources sink it into a very broadly defined ''Blechnum'', equivalent to the whole of the PPG I subfamily.

Species

, using the PPG I classification system, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species and hybrids: *'' Austroblechnum aequatoriense'' (A.Rojas) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich * ''Austroblechnum'' × ''aggregatum'' (Colenso) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum andinum'' (Baker) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum ascendens ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (A.Rojas) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum asperum ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Klotzsch) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum bakeri ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (C.Chr.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum banksii ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Hook.f.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum colensoi'' (Hook.f.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum corralense ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Espinosa) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum difforme ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Copel.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum divergens'' (Kunze) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum durum ''Austroblechnum durum'', synonym ''Blechnum durum'', is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. The fern is endemic to New Zealand. Description Thomas Moore described this species as follows: Taxonomy This fern was first described by M ...

'' (T.Moore) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum fernandezianum ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Looser) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum integrifrons'' (Bonap. ex Rakotondr.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum ivohibense ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (C.Chr.) comb. ined. *''

Austroblechnum jamaicense ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Broadh.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum keysseri ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Rosenst.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum lanceolatum ''Austroblechnum lanceolatum'', synonym ''Blechnum chambersii'', is a species of fern within the family Blechnaceae, found in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji. ''A. lanceolatum'' is commonly called lance water fern, and in New Zealand it ...

'' (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum lechleri ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (T.Moore) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum lehmannii ''Austroblechnum lehmannii'' is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. It is native to Mexico (Southeast Mexico and Southwest Mexico), Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama), South America (Bolivia, Sout ...

'' (Hieron.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum lherminieri ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Bory) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum leyboldtianum ''Austroblechnum leyboldtianum'', synonym ''Blechnum blechnoides'', known as ''iquide'' in Chilean Spanish, is a fern species endemic to Chile. It has a distribution range from Concepción to Aisén in Chile. It grows up to altitudes of . Se ...

'' (Phil.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum melanocaulon ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Brack.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum membranaceum ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Colenso ex Hook.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum microphyllum ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Goldm.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum norfolkianum ''Austroblechnum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, bu ...

'' (Heward) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum nukuhivense'' (E.D.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum organense'' (Brade) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum patersonii ''Austroblechnum patersonii'', synonym ''Blechnum patersonii'', is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. It is known as the strap water-fern. It is native to eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania), Lord Howe Island, N ...

'' (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *''

Austroblechnum penna-marina ''Austroblechnum penna-marina'', synonym ''Blechnum penna-marina'', known as Antarctic hard-fern, alpine water fern and pinque (Chilean Spanish), is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, with a natural range from the Araucanía Region to t ...

'' (Poir.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum pinnatifidum'' (A.Rojas) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum raiateense'' (J.W.Moore) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich * ''Austroblechnum'' × ''rodriguezii'' Aguiar, L.G.Quintan. & Amigo) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum squamipes'' (Hieron.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum stoloniferum'' (Mett. ex E.Fourn.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum vallegrandense'' (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum vieillardii'' (Mett.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich *'' Austroblechnum wardiae'' (Mickel & Beitel) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich

References

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