Botanical name: Blechnum tabulare tThunb. Kuhn

Synonyms: Pteris tabularis (basionyme), Lomariocycas tabularis

Family: Blechnaceae

Origin: South Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar, Reunion, Mascarene Islands, Tristan da Cunha.

Common name: false osmund

Hardiness: -5°C -6°C

IUCN Red List: LC

The species was described by Thunberg from specimens growing on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, hence its name. Fertile fronds are differentiated and appear in the center of the clump. Over time, the plant develops a small stipe. It could be threatened by the removal of old plants with a stipe.