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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Trichomanes speciosum  •  Killarney Fern
Trichomanes speciosum Willd.; Killarney Fern; Bristle Fern
Killarney Fern, Canary Islands, December
Detail showing the tubular indusia with protruding bristles, the origin of the name "Bristle Fern". Canary Islands, December Gametophyte on cave wall. Devon, September
Gametophyte, close-up. Canary Islands, December Yorkshire, July
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