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Climbing Fern

Arthropteris tenella

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 52, February 32, March 46, April 81, May 38, June 36, July 31, August 36, September 37, October 33, November 27, December 41.
New Zealand490
Australia401
Queensland225
New South Wales164
Wellington Region124
Northland Region69
Waikato Region64
Taranaki Region53
Auckland Region48
Manawatu-Wanganui Region40

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

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyTectaria family · Tectariaceae
GenusArthropteris

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