| Austroblechnum colensoi | |
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| Austroblechnum colensoi beside Ellery Stream, Lake Ellery, south Westland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Austroblechnum |
| Species: | A. colensoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Austroblechnum colensoi (Hook.f.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich | |
| Synonyms | |
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Austroblechnum colensoi, synonym Blechnum colensoi, also known as Colenso's hard fern, waterfall fern or peretao is a species of fern native to New Zealand. It is distributed throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands.
Austroblechnum colensoi is usually found in dark areas with good access to water, such as steep banks, river gorges and rocky overhangs.
References
- ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Austroblechnum colensoi". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- "Blechnum colensoi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Austroblechnum colensoi | |
| Blechnum colensoi | |
| Lomaria colensoi | |
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