fern ally

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Noun 1. fern ally - pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida
nonflowering plant, pteridophyte - plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
whisk fern - chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots
horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
quillwort - any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia
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Plants of the Victorian High Country: A Field Guide for Walkers
According to the DENR-BMB, there are at least 96 species of ferns and fern allies belonging to 49 genera and 25 families recorded in Mount Iraya vicinities.
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This first volume of a proposed three-volume set describes 1,054 taxa within pteridophytes (ferns and fern allies), gymnosperms, and monocots of OregonAEs natural habitat.
Flora of Oregon; Volume 1: Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Monocots
May, "The economic uses and associated folklore of ferns and fern allies," The Botanical Review, vol.
In vitro conservation of some threatened and economically important ferns belonging to the Indian subcontinent
Pteridophytes (fern and fern allies) comprise more than 10,000 species throughout the world and are roughly distributed among 305 genera.
Medicinal potential of pteridophytes--an antihyperglycemic and antinociceptive activity evaluation of methanolic extract of whole plants of Christella dentata
Ferns and fern allies of Guatemala, Part II Polypodiaceae.
Primer registro de Dennstaedtia dissecta (Dennstaedtiaceae) para la flora argentina
This handbook is a significantly revised edition of Southern African ferns and fern allies written by John Burrows and illustrated by Sandra Burrows in 1990.
Ferns of Southern Africa; a comprehensive guide
Evolution of Hawaiian ferns and fern allies in relation to their conservation status.
Phymatosorus grossus (polypodiaceae) en Mexico y comentarios sobre otros pteridobiontes no-nativos

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