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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Athyrium distentifolium  •  Alpine Lady Fern
Athyrium distentifolium Tausch ex Opiz; Athyrium alpestre (Hoppe) Rylands; Alpine Lady Fern
Alpine lady Fern. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early July
West Scotland (Main Argyll), early July Underside of fronds showing sori. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August
Underside of pinnae showing sori. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August Underside of pinnae showing sori. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August
Underside of pinnules showing sori, sporangia close to ripeness. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August Underside of pinnae showing sori at an earlier stage of development. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early July
In block scree with Dryopteris expansa behind. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August In block scree. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August
West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August
In block scree. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August
In block scree. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August In block scree. West Scotland (Main Argyll), early August
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