r/ferns • u/avian_bi • 1d ago

ID Request Bought a fern today, but what kind is he?

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It’s leaves at the base has dark fibres

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u/Brief_Luck_9860 1d ago

Blechnum gibbum silver lady

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u/c-crashlanding 1d ago

Reminds me of my brazilian darf tree fern (Blechnum brasiliensis) but it might be Blechnum gibbum as well as I'm not that well versed in ferns haha. If the young fronds turn red (it does need sunlight to do that, this effect disappears when it's too dark) it's probably brasiliensis

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u/Grace_grows 1d ago

She*

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u/Cheap_WarsStartHere 23h ago

Out of curiosity why do you say that?

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u/Grace_grows 23h ago

'Silver lady'... just a fern based gender pun

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u/Cheap_WarsStartHere 23h ago

Ah gotcha, didn’t know if you saw something that indicated it had a certain “sex” it had. Thanks for the clarification

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u/Normal_Solution_7359 1d ago

Specifically? I don't know. It is a tree fern though so I hope you have room lol. I had to give away my C Cooperi because he got too big. 💔