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monarch fern

Microsorum scolopendria

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 18, February 12, March 17, April 87, May 44, June 35, July 28, August 14, September 28, October 63, November 37, December 24.
South Africa407
KwaZulu-Natal373
Taiwan366
China231
Taiwan Province217
Pingtung County118
Taitung County113
Indonesia45
United States34
Eastern Cape30

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familypolypody family · Polypodiaceae
GenusMicrosorum

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