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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Cryptogramma
Rhizome scaly; leaves in loose tufts,fertile and infertile leaves differing (dimorphic), 2-3(-4)-pinnate; veins free; sori covered by enrolled leaf margins (false indusia).

10 species, in Europe, Asia, North and South America. One species in Britain and Ireland.
Cryptogramma crispa Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa thumbnail, link to C. crispa page
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