Blechnum chambersii
Tindale
Lance water fern
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Description
An evergreen fern. It grows 50 cm high and spreads 1 m wide. The underground stem or rhizome is short and creeping. The fronds hang down. They are dark green and have leaflets along the stalk.
Edible Uses
The young fronds are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young fronds are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It is best with moist, humus-rich soils. It needs a shaded position. It is sensitive to drought and frost.
Where It Grows
Australia, New Zealand*, Tasmania,
Cultivation
It can be grown from spores on sphagnum moss.
Also Known As
Rereti
References (3)
- Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 150
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 120
- Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 94
