Hard ferns

Blechanum

Definition of Hard Ferns

There are 10 species of hard ferns in New Zealand,

Filmy ferns Hymenophyllum

• Blechnum chambersii – Lance water fern
• Blechnum colensoi – Waterfall fern, Colenso’s hard fern
• Blechnum discolor – Crown fern
• Blechnum fluviatile – Creek fern, kiwikiwi
• Blechnum filiforme – Thread fern
• Blechnum fraseri – Miniature Tree Fern
• Blechnum penna-marina – Alpine Water Fern
• Blechnum procerum – Mountain Kiokio
• Blechnum novae-zelandiae – Palm-Leaf Fern, Kio kio
• Doodia media – Rasp fern

The hard ferns of the Tangihua forest are found.