PLANTS Profile for Blechnum spicant (deer fern)

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Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
deer fern

Symbol:

BLSP

Group:

Fern

Family:

Blechnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

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Synonyms:
Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

	BLSPN	Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. ssp. nipponicum auct. non (Kunze) A. Löve & D. Löve
	BLSPE	Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. var. elongatum (Hook.) B. Boivin
	LOSP4	Lomaria spicant (L.) Desv.
	OSSP	Osmunda spicant L.
	STSP9	Struthiopteris spicant (L.) Weiss

Distribution:
Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.


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USA (AK, CA, ID, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

View 5 genera in Blechnaceae, 12 species in Blechnum

Classification:
Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Blechnaceae – Chain Fern family
Genus	Blechnum L. – midsorus fern
Species	Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. – deer fern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FAC+

FAC+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17865.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 02/13/2009 10:15 PM MST