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Read about the discovery of this fern in the Jocassee Gorges of South Carolina.
Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bommeria hispida
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
(?)
Flora of North America
Bommeria hispida
(?) Gymnopteris hispida
COMMON NAME:
Copper Fern
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbommeria_hispida
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Leaf blades small, broadly 5-sided in outline (pentagonal), per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbommeria_hispidab
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Pinnae with straight needle-like hairs on upper surface, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.