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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Dryopteris filix-mas  •  Male Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott; Male Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas, Isles of Scilly, late June
Individual frond. Oxfordshire, late June Detail of frond showing pinnae. Oxfordshire, late June
Pinnae. Oxfordshire, early June. Detail showing pinnules. Oxfordshire, early June
Pinnules showing junction with rhachis. Oxfordshire, late June Close-up of junction with rhachis. Oxfordshire, late June
Pinnae and pinnules. Oxfordshire, early June Pinnules. Oxfordshire, early June
Pinnules. Oxfordshire, early June Close-up of junction with rhachis. Oxfordshire, late June
Underside of frond with sori, approaching ripeness. Hampshire, early July Underside of pinnae showing sori. Hampshire, early July
Underside of pinnules showing sori, approaching ripeness. Hampshire, early July Fronds unfurling. Hampshire, early July
Young frond. Oxfordshire, early June Young plant. Oxfordshire, early September
Oxfordshire, late May A mass of tall plants. Essex, June
On stone wall. North Yorkshire, late July On roof of building. Isles of Scilly, late June
In mortared limestone wall, with Asplenium scolopendrium. North Yorkshire, late July City ferns. Oxford, June
In lightly wooded limestone pavement. Cumbria, early July In exposed limestone pavement. Cumbria, early July
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