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Electronic Flora of South Australia family Fact Sheet

Aspleniaceae

Alternative names: Not Applicable

Description:
Terrestrial ferns with an erect or creeping scaly rhizome; stipes not articulated to the rhizome; fronds simple, pinnate or &compound, firm in texture; veins free or anastomosing; soft elongate along the veinlets, indusiate or rarely exindusiate; indusium the same shape and extending along the vein.

Distribution:  2 genera in Australia.

Biology: No text

Key to Genera:
1. Sorus protected by an indusium
ASPLENIUM 1.
1. Sorus exindusiate
PLEUROSORUS 2.

Author: Not yet available


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