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Blechnum gibbum ‘Silver Lady’
Dwarf tree fern
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
| Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
| Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
| Family | Blechnaceae | Ground-dwelling or climbing ferns, whose young fronds are often tinged with red |
| Genus | Blechnum | Ferns and a few tree ferns |
| Species | gibbum | Means “bunched,” for the “badminton bird” shape of the fronds |
| Cultivar | ‘Silver Lady’ | |
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Blechnum gibbum ‘Silver Lady’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 16 × 24" (41 × 62 cm) 
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 16 × 24" (41 × 62 cm)
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