Parablechnum minus (R.Br.) Gasper & Salino is a plant in the Blechnaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Parablechnum minus (R.Br.) Gasper & Salino

Parablechnum minus (R.Br.) Gasper & Salino

Parablechnum minus is a small fern that grows in moist habitats, often by streams, in eastern Australia.

Family
Genus
Parablechnum
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Parablechnum minus (R.Br.) Gasper & Salino

Parablechnum minus (R.Br.) Gasper & Salino, also known by the synonym Blechnum minus, is a small fern. It grows in moist locations across a variety of habitats in eastern Australia, and is frequently found growing alongside streams. This species was first formally described in scientific literature in 1810, when it was published as Stegania minor in Robert Brown's Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. Robert Brown was a prolific Scottish botanist. After its initial description, the species was first transferred to the genus Blechnum, and later moved to the genus Parablechnum.

Photo: (c) Geoffrey Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoffrey Cox · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Blechnaceae Parablechnum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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