Overview of the diversity of the 22 indigenous species of Blechnaceae ferns in New Zealand. The contiguous images indicate related sets of species. The species not shown all have very close relatives above; for instance, kiokio (Blechnum novae-zelandiae) is very closely related to B. procerum and B. triangularifolium. Some of these groups are obvious from their external appearances, such as the kiokio group. But others are not, such as the group of B. nigrum, B. vulcanicum, and B. fluviatile. © Te Papa.Read more
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