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Appalachian filmy fern

Vandenboschia boschiana

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Kentucky.January 6, February 7, March 9, April 18, May 18, June 10, July 7, August 7, September 8, October 7, November 6, December 6.
United States376
Kentucky106
Alabama101
Virginia39
Illinois37
Tennessee26
North Carolina13
Arkansas12
South Carolina12
West Virginia8

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderFilmy Ferns and Bristle Ferns · Hymenophyllales
FamilyFilmy Ferns and Bristle Ferns · Hymenophyllaceae
GenusVandenboschia

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