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deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
Struthiopteris spicant, syn. Blechnum spicant, is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. It is known by the common names hard-fern or deer fern.
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Description
Like some other species in the family Blechnaceae, it has two types of leaves. The sterile leaves have flat, wavy-margined leaflets 5 to 8 millimetres (1⁄4 to 3⁄8 in) wide, while the fertile leaves have much narrower leaflets, each with two thick rows of sori on the underside.
Range & habitat
It is native to Europe, western Asia, northern Africa, and western North America. S. spicant is hardy down to −20 °C (−4 °F) and evergreen, growing to 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
The root, shoots and leaves can be cooked as famine food. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 774894.