Scientific Name: Blechnum neohollandicum

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  • Pronunciation:
    BLEK-num nee-oh-hol-LAN-di-kum
  • Common Name:
    Prickly Rasp Fern
  • Derivation:
    was Doodia aspera
  • Type:
    Fern
  • Family:
    BLECHNACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Flowers Color:
    N/A
  • Fruit Color:
    N/A
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Eucalypt Forest, Rainforest
  • Species List:
    BSDoonan, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, NNP Tanglewood, Dandaloo
Identification Notes

Rough textured fronds, foliage is pink or red when young

Landscaping Notes

Very ornamental new foliage. Tough fern for shady locations. Drought tolerant.