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Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-01-002:
Adiantum capillus-veneris
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
COMMON NAME:
Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus-hair Fern
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_adca_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_adca_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100314_097
March Decatur County GA
Pinnae alternate, distant. Compound near base, simple near apex, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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JK Marlow jkm100314_099
March Decatur County GA
Rachis dark brown, smooth, slender, and brittle, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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JK Marlow jkm100314_102
March Decatur County GA
Fronds pendant or arching, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_capillusveneris_1
April