Parque Nacional Garajonay

Hard fern (Blechnum spicant)

A fern of the family of the blechnaceae. It has fronds in two forms, some of which are sterile and others which are fertile and spore-producing.  The fronds are pinnatisect, divided a single time, of up to 40 cm. in length. Characteristic of the steep and moist woodlands of yew.