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Gymnocarpium dryopteris

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Gymnocarpium dryopteris, the western oakfern, common oak fern, oak fern, or northern oak fern, is a deciduous fern of the family Cystopteridaceae. It is widespread across much of North America and Eurasia. It has been found in Canada, the United States, Greenland, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, and most of Europe. It is a seedless, vascular plant that reproduces via spores and have a life cycle with alternating, free-living sporophyte and gametophyte phases.

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Ecology

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Seed
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Name
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Slug
gymnocarpium-dryopteris
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Cystopteridaceae
Genus
Gymnocarpium
Species
dryopteris
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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