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American parsley fern

Cryptogramma acrostichoides

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 210, February 195, March 303, April 390, May 551, June 537, July 453, August 420, September 297, October 236, November 190, December 192.
United States6,854
Canada4,800
British Columbia3,643
Washington1,262
California1,032
Oregon713
Colorado530
Alberta521
Nevada466
Nunavut252

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familybrake family · Pteridaceae
Genusparsley ferns · Cryptogramma

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