Listed by A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 414 (1991) as the corresponding autonym to Blechnum capense var. bipinnatifidum (F.Muell.) Domin and B. discolor var. nudum (Labill.) Domin. Blechnum discolor is now considered to have been misapplied to Blechnum nudum (Labill.) Mett. ex Luerss. in Australia.