Phegopteris connectilis
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Phegopteris connectilis, commonly known as Long Beech Fern, is a species of fern
native to forests of the Holarctic Kingdom.
Unlike its close relative, Phegopteris hexagonoptera
, which is terrestrial, this species is often epipetric as well as terrestrial.
This species is normally apogamous, with a chromosome count of n=90 (triploid; "3n"=90).
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
native to forests of the Holarctic Kingdom.
Unlike its close relative, Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Phegopteris hexagonoptera, commonly called the broad beech fern, is a common forest fern in the eastern United States and adjacent Ontario. It grows from a creeping rootstock, sending up individual fronds that more or less clump....
, which is terrestrial, this species is often epipetric as well as terrestrial.
This species is normally apogamous, with a chromosome count of n=90 (triploid; "3n"=90).