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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Cryptogramma crispa  •  Parsley Fern
Cryptogramm crispa (L.) R.Br.; Parsley Fern
Parsley Fern, South West Scotland, early August
Fertile fronds Sterile fronds
Sterile frond Sterile frond
Fertile frond close-up Fertile frond close-up
Fertile fronds close-up Fertile frond: close-up showing inrolled margins of pinnule segments covering sori
Fertile frond: close-up showing inrolled margins of pinnule segments covering sori, unripe Fertile frond: close-up showing inrolled margins of pinnule segments covering sori, unripe
In partially stabilized scree. N E Scotland (Easterness), early August In partially stabilized scree. N E Scotland (Easterness), early August
Growing in loose scree, S W Scotland (Dumfriesshire), early August Scree habitat. S W Scotland (Dumfriesshire), early August
Scree habitat. S W Scotland (Dumfriesshire), early August Sterile and fertile fronds, with sori in various stages of ripeness. S W Scotland (Dumfriesshire), early August
With Beech Fern (Phegopteris connectilis), Cumbria (Cumberland), June In dry stone wall. Cumbria (Westmorland), late July
In dry stone wall. Cumbria (Westmorland), late July In dry stone wall. Cumbria (Westmorland), late July
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