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Pteridoid

plant clade
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  • Aleutian maidenhair fern
    Pteridaceae
    / Pteridoid clade

    The Pteridoid clade contains 14–17 genera and about 400 species. The largest genus, Pteris (brakes), consists of about 300 species distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate parts of the world and is known for the large number of hybrids between various species. Pityrogramma,…

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    The Pteridoid clade contains 14–17 genera and about 400 species. The largest genus, Pteris (brakes), consists of about 300 species distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate parts of the world and is known for the large number of hybrids between various species. Pityrogramma,…

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