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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

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genus

Blechnum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1077 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000004744.

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Synonyms of Blechnum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Blechnopteris Trevis. Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 2(2): 166 (1851) wfo-4000004743
Distaxia C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 110 (1851) wfo-4000012208
Lonchitis-aspera Hill ex Farw. American Midland Naturalist 12 1931 [Mar 1931] wfo-4000022153
Mesothema C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 111 (1851) wfo-4000023874

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Blechnum:

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