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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Gymnocarpium dryopteris  •  Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman; Thelypteris dryopteris (L.) Slosson; Oak Fern; Woodland Oak Fern
Cumbria, late July. Mature plants on forest floor
Frond. Scotland (Cairngorms), early August Frond. Scotland (Cairngorms), early July
Frond. Cumbria, late July Frond. Yorkshire, late July
Immature frond. Cumbria, late July Young fronds unfurling. Cumbria, June
Young fronds unfurling. Cumbria, June Cumbria, late July
Yorkshire, late July Cumbria, late July
Scotland (Cairngorms), early August  
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