Parablechnum minus, synonym Blechnum minus,[1] is a small fern[2] growing in moist situations in a variety of habitats in eastern Australia. It is often seen by streams.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Parablechnum |
| Species: | P. minus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parablechnum minus | |
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It first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1810, as Stegania minor in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, published by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. It was later moved to the genus Blechnum and then to Parablechnum.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Parablechnum minus". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Blechnum minus, PlantNET – NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 10 March 2012.
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