Blechnum cartilagineum

Gristle Fern at Buckenbowra, NSW

Blechnum cartilagineum at Buckenbowra, NSW - suppressed
Blechnum cartilagineum at Buckenbowra, NSW - suppressed
Blechnum cartilagineum at Buckenbowra, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Blechnum cartilagineum 12 Jun 2025 plants
Blechnum (genus) 12 Jun 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Blechnum minus 7 Oct 2023 Tapirlord
Blechnum cartilagineum 7 Oct 2023 Tapirlord
Polystichum proliferum 6 Oct 2023 CarbonAI
Doodia sp. 6 Oct 2023 Csteele4

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Misty Mt Rd

4 comments

dcnicholls wrote:
   7 Oct 2023
Too young to be certain. Looks more like B. cartilagineum, but can't rule out B.minus
dcnicholls wrote:
   7 Oct 2023
Were there black scales on the stipes? If so, B. cart.
plants wrote:
   9 Oct 2023
Probably Blechnum cartilagineum.
Csteele4 wrote:
   9 Oct 2023
Thanks folks, I don't know my ferns, and will now go off and get learning!

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • False In flower

Species information

  • Blechnum cartilagineum Scientific name
  • Gristle Fern Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1236.16m Recorded at altitude
  • Synonyms

    Oceaniopteris cartilaginea

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