Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) growing in Kallahti, Helsinki
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Pteridium aquilinum (Kallahti, Helsinki) | Source

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family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Brackens

1 genus:

Description

Ferns with rhizomes that have jointed hairs. Leaf veins branch from the midvein and do not unite to form a network.

Occurrence map Brackens (Dennstaedtiaceae) in Finland
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Source

References:

  1. Smith, A. R., et al. (2006). A classification for extant ferns. Taxon, 55(3), 705-731. doi: 10.2307/25065646