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| Common
name: Alpine kiokio |
Botanical
name: Blechnum montanum |
| Family: Blechnaceae |
Size: Fronds
14-45 x 6-25cm |
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Where found:
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- Mt Taranaki/Egmont subalpine scrub, tussockland, wet or damp
conditions
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| Description: |
- Smaller harsher fronds than common kiokio which it replaces
at higher altitudes
- Frond segments more deeply toothed and wavy-edged and only slightly
reduced in length towards the base
- Upright fronds on stipes (stalks) 80-450 mm long
- Young growth pink
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Picture
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