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