Lacefern

(Aspidotis)

galery

Description

Members of Aspidotis are small ferns, with shiny, tufted fronds generally less than 35 centimeters long (although A. schimperi may be larger). Fertile leaves have false indusia formed by the leaves' inrolled margins, which partially conceal the spore-bearing sori.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order:Polypodiales
Family:Pteridaceae
Genus:Aspidotis
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