Habit; Sete fontes, Braga, Portugal; 4/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper surface of fertile frond; Mosteiro de Tibães, Mire de Tibães, Braga, Portugal; 4/2010 © Jörn Germer
Lower surface of fertile frond; Mosteiro de Tibães, Mire de Tibães, Braga, Portugal; 4/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1250 Date of entry: 10.04.2010 Last update: 10.01.2020
English: Deer Fern
German: Gewöhnlicher Rippenfarn
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Pteridophyta (43)
Class: Polypodiopsida (37)
Order: Polypodiales (35)
Family: Blechnaceae (3)
Genus: Blechnum (2)
Epithet: spicant (L.) Sm. (1)
spicant => spike-like
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habit: herb
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