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Blechnum montanum, or mountain kiokio, is a large fern endemic to New Zealand, with scaly rhizomes and strongly dimorphic fronds. It is a hardy, shade-tolerant fern of cool, moist places, and is best grown in a sheltered spot with consistent moisture.
Blechnum montanum, or mountain kiokio, is a species of fern, endemic to New Zealand.
This species is found in the North and South Island of New Zealand, as well as the outlying subantarctic islands of the Auckland, Campbell, and Antipodes Islands, along with the Chatham Islands. North of Auckland, only hybrids with B. novae-zelandiae may be present.
Parablechnum ambiguum · Parablechnum gregsonii · Parablechnum howeanum · Parablechnum monomorphum · Parablechnum novae-zelandiae · Parablechnum procerum · Parablechnum wattsii · Parablechnum articulatum · Parablechnum camfieldii · Parablechnum cordatum · Parablechnum minus · Parablechnum proliferum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Blechnum montanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
