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Pyrrosia platyphylla

Posted by Peter Hovenkamp | Oct 5, 2014 | Ferns, New Collections

It’s always a special thrill to find a species you have described from herbarium material...

Selliguea stenophylla

Posted by Peter Hovenkamp | Sep 28, 2014 | Herbarium Specimen, Observations

Ferns in the genus Selliguea generally have a thick, leathery lamina, but this epiphytic species...

Dennstaedtia resinifera

Posted by Peter Hovenkamp | Sep 26, 2014 | Ferns, New Collections

A large fern, with a beautiful rhizome (for those of us who love rhizomes almost more than the...

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Jeff Benca @jeffbenca·

1 Jan

Happy New Year! Making it a goal to start revamping my lycophytes this year. Here’s a new one to cultivation- a buzz saw/whipcord-like black Selaginella sp. from Sarawak. This one is in the S. intermedia group & resembles a black tarantula in threat posture.

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David @duckinwales·

3 Dec

A great day doing a comprehensive Asplenium septentrionale count together with @NatResWales staff. Some positive site actions have already been done, and a good discussion on a management plan to look after this very special site. @FernBPS @fossilplants #FernFriday @cofnod

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