Blechnum colensoi

Blechnum colensoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Blechnum
Species:	B. colensoi
Binomial name
Blechnum colensoi Hook.f.

Blechnum colensoi, also known as Colenso's hard fern, waterfall fern or peretao is a species of fern native to New Zealand. It's distributed throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands.

B. colensoi is usually found in dark areas with good access to water, such as steep banks, river gorges and rocky overhangs.^[1]

References

1. "Blechnum colensoi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2012-04-23.