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Sceptridium dissectum
About
Sceptridium dissectum is a common fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, occurring in eastern North America. Like other plants in this group, it normally only sends up one frond per year. It has long been the subject of confusion because the frond presents in one of two forms, either the normal form that resembles other plants in the genus, or the skeletonized form.
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Sceptridium dissectum
- Slug
- sceptridium-dissectum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus
- Sceptridium
- Species
- dissectum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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