Blechnum occidentale

Blechnum occidentale
In cultivation at Lotusland, Montecito, California
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Blechnum
Species:	B. occidentale
Binomial name
Blechnum occidentale L.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Blechnum acuminatum Fée Blechnum campylotis (Kunze) J.Sm. Blechnum cartilagineum Schkuhr Blechnum ciliatum M.Martens & Galeotti Blechnum cognatum C.Presl Blechnum cunninghamii T.Moore Blechnum drepanophyllum Trevis. Blechnum extensum Fée Blechnum falcatum Link Blechnum falciculatum C.Presl Blechnum galeottii T.Moore Blechnum glandulosum Wall. Blechnum haenkeanum Trevis. Blechnum helveolum Fée Blechnum humile Salisb. Blechnum lomariaceum Sodiro Blechnum mucronatum Fée Blechnum pectinatum Hook. Blechnum rugosum T.Moore Blechnum scaberulum Sodiro Blechnum sodiroi C.Chr. Blechnum suburbicum Vell. Blechnum triangulatum J.Sm. Lomaria campylotis Kunze Mesothema campylotis C.Presl Spicanta occidentalis (L.) Kuntze Struthiopteris appendiculata Trevis. Struthiopteris caudata Maxon

Blechnum occidentale is a fern in the family Blechnaceae.^[2] Its native range is from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to tropical South America.^[3]

Blechnum scaberulum and Blechnum sodiroi have been regarded as separate species, but are now regarded as synonyms of Blechnum occidentale.^[2][3]

References

1. Navarrete, H.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Blechnum sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003 e.T43599A10809747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43599A10809747.en. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
2. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Blechnum occidentale", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2019-12-25
3. "Blechnum occidentale L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-25