Blechnaceae

Crown fern

Lomaria discolor (G.Forst.) Willd.

Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Lomaria

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Crown fern: New Zealand Crown fern - species Blechnum discolor. Photographed in bushwalk near the suspension footbridge on the Buller River on the road from Murchison to We — Photo: Paul Keestra, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Crown fern
Japanese: ブレクナムディスカラー, ロマリアディスカラー
Māori: Tāniwhaniwha, Turukio

Synonyms

Acrostichum rufum Spreng.
Blechnum discolor (Forst.) Keyserl.
Blechnum discolor var. discolor
Gymnopteris discolor (G.Forst.) Bernh.
Hemionitis discolor (G.Forst.) Schkuhr
Lomaria falcata Spreng.
Lonchitis-aspera discolor (G.Forst.) Farw.
Onoclea discolor (G.Forst.) Sw.
Osmunda discolor G.Forst.
Spicanta discolor (G.Forst.) Kuntze
Stegania discolor (G.Forst.) A.Rich.
Struthiopteris discolor (G.Forst.) Ching

Photos

Photo: Paul Keestra, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Genevieve Early, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Slaven Kljucanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Angus Campbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Beard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Caitlín Valins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Heidi Meudt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Emily Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.