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Blechnum  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17862

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): blechnum
 
    blechnum fern
 
    midsorus fern
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionPteridophyta   
          ClassFilicopsida   
             OrderPolypodiales   
                FamilyBlechnaceae   
                   GenusBlechnum L. -- blechnum, blechnum fern, midsorus fern  
    Direct Children:  
                      Species Blechnum brownei Juss.  
                      Species Blechnum divergens (Kunze) Mett. -- ravine midsorus fern 
                      Species Blechnum fragile (Liebm.) Morton & Lellinger -- fragile midsorus fern 
                      Species Blechnum francii   
                      Species Blechnum insularum Morton & Lellinger -- graceful midsorus fern 
                      Species Blechnum lanceola Sw.  
                      Species Blechnum lineatum (Sw.) C. Christens. -- rockbank midsorus fern 
                      Species Blechnum occidentale L. -- hammock fern 
                      Species Blechnum polypodioides Raddi -- narrowleaf midsorus fern 
                      Species Blechnum serrulatum L.C. Rich. -- toothed midsorus fern 
                      Species Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. -- deer fern 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Blechnum   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Hitchcock and Cronquist, 1976, database (version 1.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: blechnum   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Blechnum   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Blechnum   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Blechnum   
       
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