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Peretao

Austroblechnum colensoi

Peretao
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0
Family
Blechnaceae (Blechn family)
Grows as
Fern

About

Austroblechnum colensoi, synonym Blechnum colensoi, also known as Colenso's hard fern, waterfall fern or peretao is a species of fern native to New Zealand. It is distributed throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands.

Austroblechnum colensoi is usually found in dark areas with good access to water, such as steep banks, river gorges and rocky overhangs.

Other Austroblechnum plants

Ravine Midsorus Fern · Austroblechnum lehmannii · Austroblechnum leyboldtianum · Strap Water Fern · Austroblechnum · Austroblechnum lanceolatum · Austroblechnum durum · Austroblechnum penna-marina · Blechnum petiolare

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Austroblechnum colensoi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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