| Blechnum occidentale | |
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| In cultivation at Lotusland, Montecito, California | |
| 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.[1]  | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Blechnum occidentale is a fern in the family Blechnaceae.[1] Its native range is from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to tropical South America.[2]
Blechnum scaberulum and Blechnum sodiroi have been regarded as separate species, but are now regarded as synonyms of Blechnum occidentale.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 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
 - 1 2 3 "Blechnum occidentale L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-25
 
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