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Whisk Fern

Psilotum nudum

Description:

Wiry-looking plant with small clusters of three ball-like structures called synagia

Habitat:

Spruce forest near the water in the Crystal River Preserve State Park

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1 Comment

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 9 years ago

It's Psilotum nudum, the most primitive pteridophyte, considered as a living fossil...:)
though i m not sure about its distribution in your place..:)

Machi
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Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 3, 2014
Submitted on May 5, 2014

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