Links to genera Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes) Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
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Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis • Western Scaly Male Fern
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Dryopteris affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenkins; D. affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenkins subsp. affinis; D. affinis subsp. affinis var. affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenkins; Western Scaly Male Fern; Western Golden-scaled Male Fern
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Single frond, West Scotland, early August |
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Close-up of frond, West Scotland, early August |
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Pinnae. Oxfordshire, late May |
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Pinnae. Oxfordshire, late May |
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Base of pinnae showing dark spot at junction of rhachis. Hampshire, early July |
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Base of pinnae showing dark spot at junction of rhachis. West Scotland, early August |
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Underside of pinnae showing sori. West Scotland, early August |
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Underside of pinnules showing sori. West Scotland, early August |
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Underside of pinnules showing sori. West Scotland, early August |
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Lower part of stipe showing scales. West Scotland, early August |
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Frond uncurling. Oxfordshire, late May |
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Frond uncurling. Oxfordshire, late May |
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Cornwall, early September |
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County Durham, late July |
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