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Lindsaeaceae

fern family
Also known as: lace fern
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  • tree fern
    fern
    / Annotated classification

    Lindsaeineae Family Lindsaeaceae (lace ferns) Plants mostly in soil or on rocks; rhizomes short- to long-creeping, hairy or scaly; leaves 1 to 3 times pinnately compound, usually glabrous, sori marginal or submarginal, the indusium either lateral and opening toward the margin or the sori protected by a…

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    Lindsaeineae Family Lindsaeaceae (lace ferns) Plants mostly in soil or on rocks; rhizomes short- to long-creeping, hairy or scaly; leaves 1 to 3 times pinnately compound, usually glabrous, sori marginal or submarginal, the indusium either lateral and opening toward the margin or the sori protected by a…

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