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Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pinetorum  •  Pinewood Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pinetorum (C.N.Page & R.R.Mill) J.A.Thomson; P. pinetorum C.N.Page & R.R.Mill; P.aquilinum (L.) Kuhn morphotype latiusculum (sensu C.N.Page); P.aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ssp. latiusculum (Desv.) C.N.Page; Pinewood Bracken
Pinewood Bracken, Cairngorms, early August
Single frond. Cairngorms, early August Single frond. Cairngorms, early August
Pinnules, lower part of pinna. Cairngorms, early August Upper section of pinna. Cairngorms, early August
Upper section of pinna. Cairngorms, early August Pinnules, upper section of pinna, underside showing immature sori. Cairngorms, early August
Detail of pinnules, mid section of pinna, underside showing immature sori. Cairngorms, early August Detail of pinnules, mid section of pinna, underside showing immature sori. Cairngorms, early August
Detail of pinnules, upper section of pinna, underside showing immature sori. Cairngorms, early August Frond unfurling. Cairngorms, early August
Frond unfurling. Cairngorms, early August Cairngorms, early August
Cairngorms, early August Cairngorms, early August
Cairngorms, early August Cairngorms, early August
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