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Its fronds are simply pinnate, with paired pinnae arranged directly opposite each other in a characteristic herringbone pattern, tapering at both tip and base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all \u003cem\u003eBlechnum\u003c\/em\u003e, it is dimorphic: the sterile fronds are long, flat and leathery, arching outwards close to the ground in a spreading rosette of deep, glossy green; the fertile fronds rise from the centre of the plant, narrower and more erect, with the pinnae spaced further apart and their edges rolled inwards on the undersides. 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