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Ophioglossum pendulum

Ophioglossum pendulum

Common name:Ribbon Fern

Family: Ophioglossaceae.

Genus: Ophioglossum.

 

Fronds( barren and fertile )arise from Elkhorn Ferns , ribbon-like, entire or rarely forked at the end.Spikes rise from the central line of the frond .Spore cases in two opposite margins, nearly along the whole length of the spike .

 

Queensland, New South Wales, as far south as the Hunter River.

 

 

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Uploaded on November 30, 2014
Taken on November 22, 2014