Contains 4 genera and 6 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
BLECHNACEAE
Ferns and Allies
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
BLECHNACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blechnum | MIDSORUS FERN; DEER FERN | 1 | ||
| Stenochlaena | VINE FERN | 1 | ||
| Telmatoblechnum | 1 | |||
| Woodwardia | CHAIN FERN | 3 |
Identification Key
1. Sori acrostichoid or coenosoric; venation mostly straight and parallel
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1. Sori discrete, oblong; venation branching or anastomosing
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2. Pinnae more or less entire, generally upcurved at least at the tip, distal pinnae becoming confluent
2. Pinnae serrulate (at least the sterile ones), generally straight, all or nearly all pinnae distinct
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3. Terrestrial, climbing, or epiphytic; sterile leaves pinnate with the pinnae attenuate or long-acuminate at the tip, fertile leaves 2-pinnate with linear pinnules
3. Terrestrial; sterile and fertile leaves similar, pinnate, the pinnae obtuse to subacute at the tip
4. Sterile leaves pinnatifid, fertile leaves pinnatifid to pinnate with linear pinnae nearly completely covered in sori (Lorinseria)
4. Sterile and fertile leaves similar, pinnate with pinnatifid pinnae, the pinnae not completely covered with sori
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5. Leaf apex lacking a bulblet; pinnae with 1 row of areoles adjacent to costa and the veins then free to the margin, margins subentire to obscurely crenulate (Anchistea)
5. Leaf apex sometimes with a proliferous bulblet; pinnae with 2-4 rows of areolae between costa and margin, margins sharply denticulate at least in some places