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Blechnum novae-zelandiae
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae, synonym Blechnum novae-zelandiae, commonly known as palm-leaf fern or kiokio, is a species of fern found in New Zealand. It can often be found growing in clay soil on embankments and roadsides.
P. novae-zelandiae has long fronds that grow up to 2 metres long by 50 cm wide. They are pink when new and as they age they turn green and darken.
Parablechnum ambiguum · Parablechnum gregsonii · Parablechnum howeanum · Parablechnum monomorphum · Blechnum montanum · Parablechnum procerum · Parablechnum wattsii · Parablechnum articulatum · Parablechnum camfieldii · Parablechnum cordatum · Parablechnum minus · Parablechnum proliferum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parablechnum novae-zelandiae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
