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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Dryopteris carthusiana  •  Narrow Buckler Fern
Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P.Fuchs; D. lanceolatocristata (Hoffm.) Alston; D. spinulosa Kuntze Narrow Buckler Fern
Dryopteris carthusiana, Hampshire, early July
Individual fronds, Oxfordshire, September Close-up of part of frond. Oxfordshire, September
Close-up of pinnae. Hampshire, early July Underside of pinnae showing sori with ripe sporangia
Underside of pinnae showing sori with dehisced sporangia, spores shed. Oxfordshire, September Underside of pinnules showing sori with dehisced sporangia, spores shed. Oxfordshire, September
Stipe showing uniformly coloured scales. Cultivated plant, early August Young plants. Oxfordshire, September
Hampshire, early July Hampshire, early July
Hampshire, early July Oxfordshire, September
Oxfordshire, September Oxfordshire, September
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