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Struthiopteris spicant  (L.) Roth
Deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Blechnum spicant
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Struthiopteris
Family: Blechnaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFBlechnum spicant
PLANTSBlechnum spicant
Information about  Struthiopteris spicant from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 06/07/2023).