Button Fern

(Tectaria cicutaria)

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Description

Tectaria cicutaria, the button fern, is a species of fern in the Tectariaceae family, native to the Antilles. It has thin, soft, triangular fronds up to about 3.5 feet in length; blades are once- or twice-pinnate with the final segments pinnately-lobed. The rhizome is short and erect.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order:Polypodiales
Family:Tectariaceae
Genus:Tectaria
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