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0 0 Fern

Fern

by Harsha Singhجموں و کشمیر, India

Fern with sori.

0 0 Sword Fern

Sword Fern

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Green fern with long fronds and dark sori ...

0 0 Ebony spleenwort

Ebony spleenwort

by drPVirginia, USA

Sori on back side of fertile frond. The ...

0 0 fern

fern

by AnnaWhipkeyIndiana, USA

you can see the sori which hold the fern ...

1 2 Ferns

Ferns

by TheSmartBilliSingapore, Singapore

a type of fern. sori on the edge of the ...

3 4 Spotting

Spotting

by FlorianMeierPapua, Indonesia

Treefern "Forest" on Elit Mt. West-Papua/Irian Jaya.

4 1 Rock polypody

Rock polypody

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

These are golden-brown sori (collection of ...

0 0 Wild rose

Wild rose

by lukegonia12Wisconsin, USA

Flowers are much smaller than store bought ones

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by TheSmartBilliSingapore, Singapore

A type of fern.

0 0 Netted chainfern

Netted chainfern

by drPVirginia, USA

arranged pinnules. Sori appear on separate ...

1 2 Wall rue

Wall rue

by drPVirginia, USA

A small fern that grows on rock. Sori ...

2 0 Sensitive Fern

Sensitive Fern

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

-like, enclosing the sori.

0 0 Brake-fern

Brake-fern

by MachiFlorida, USA

Some dark ferns without any sori that I ...

0 2 California Polypody

California Polypody

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Fern with lobed fronds and two rows of sori ...

0 0 Rock cap fern

Rock cap fern

by drPPembroke, Virginia, USA

long. Sori are distinctive: sharply round, ...

0 0 Licorice fern

Licorice fern

by CJWhitmillBritish Columbia, Canada

scalloped margins; veins do not reach the margins; sporangia (spore cases) in ...

0 0 Walking fern

Walking fern

by drPVirginia, USA

vegetatively (picture 2), while the sori ...

1 2 Purple cliffbrake

Purple cliffbrake

by drPVirginia, USA

A small pinnate fern with a purplish wiry stem. The

0 4 Ebony spleenwort

Ebony spleenwort

by drPBlackstone, Virginia, USA

stem and rachis are a dark ebony color.

1 0 Wood Fern

Wood Fern

by AshleyTTexas, USA

The fronds form a vase-like structure around the stalk. The

0 0 Common Polypody

Common Polypody

by blackiceccNew York, USA

, noticeably sticking out on the bottom. Regularly spaced, marginal

0 0 Fern

Fern

by SukanyaDattaIndia

Deeply dissected leaflets on the fronds. Fern growing on tree trunk.

1 0 Fern spores

Fern spores

by SukanyaDattaTamil Nadu, India

The sori are prominent on the detached and ...

0 0 Common Filmy Fern

Common Filmy Fern

by VinnyVictoria, Australia

Filmy Ferns by the serrated leaf edge and single

0 0 Austral Filmy Fern

Austral Filmy Fern

by VinnyVictoria, Australia

sori (spore bearing organs, pic 1). Member ...

1 0 Ebony Spleenwort

Ebony Spleenwort

by MachiFlorida, USA

Native Florida fern with wiry stems, no

0 0 Royal Fern

Royal Fern

by MachiFlorida, USA

sori like many other ferns. Large, ...

0 0 Deer fern or hard fern

Deer fern or hard fern

by NéliaLeonardoBraga, Portugal

, while the fertile leaves have much narrower leaflets, each with two thick ...

0 0 California Maidenhair Fern

California Maidenhair Fern

by DonnaPomeroyRedwood City, California, USA

segment bearing one to four sori.

0 0 Christmas fern

Christmas fern

by drPBlackstone, Virginia, USA

fertile fronds. The fertile fronds produce

1 0 Common Polypody

Common Polypody

by Tom15Groton, Massachusetts, USA

acuminate tips. Large, circular sori are ...

1 0 Maidenhair Fern

Maidenhair Fern

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

have spore sacs (sori) on the notched ...

1 0 Microsorum Fern

Microsorum Fern

by celestialprincess101Trinidad and Tobago

A sorus (pl. sori) is a cluster of ...

8 9 Golden Polypody

Golden Polypody

by MachiFlorida, USA

In the first photo you can see the sori, or ...

18 17 Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

by MachiCity of Gainesville Municipal Boundaries, Florida, USA

sori on the underside of the leaves, but ...

0 0 Maidenhair Spleenwort, Culantrillo menudo

Maidenhair Spleenwort, Culantrillo menudo

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

commonly 8-20 cm. They bear long, narrow

0 0 Cinnamon fern

Cinnamon fern

by drPVirginia, USA

A large deciduous fern, with sterile fronds reaching up to five feet in length. ...

0 0 New York fern

New York fern

by drPVirginia, USA

, but may grow to twice that size. Sori ...

1 2 Cinnamon fern

Cinnamon fern

by drPVirginia, USA

A large deciduous fern, with sterile fronds reaching up to five feet in length. ...

1 0 Maidenhair Spleenwort, slezenica

Maidenhair Spleenwort, slezenica

by JopyCroatia

commonly 8-20 cm. They bear long, narrow

0 2 Hart's-tongue Fern

Hart's-tongue Fern

by AciinonyxBrecht, Vlaanderen, Belgium

A fern with tongue-shaped leaves, hence it's name "Hart's-tongue". The

0 0 Rock Polypody

Rock Polypody

by Alice5Maine, USA

blade of rock polypody is once-pinnate and lobed with large, circular

0 6 small ferns

small ferns

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

fronds (Strap Fern/ Grammitis billardierei) with long

1 0 Ebony Spleenwort

Ebony Spleenwort

by MachiFlorida, USA

stem. The fronds I photographed all appeared to be fertile fronds, though the ...

0 0 Bird's Nest Fern

Bird's Nest Fern

by dandoucetteTaolanaro, Toliary, Madagascar

circinate vernation. Spores develop in

2 0 Hart's-tongue Fern

Hart's-tongue Fern

by LarsKorbHohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

have given rise to the common name "Hart's tongue fern"; hart is an old word ...

0 2 bird's nest fern

bird's nest fern

by S FrazierIndonesia

green, often crinkled, with a black midrib, and exhibit circinate vernation. ...

0 0 Christmas Fern Fiddlehead

Christmas Fern Fiddlehead

by marcus.toftGeorgia, USA

frond sports 20-40 leaflets, with the sori ...

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