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Japanese holly-fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Portugal.January 13, February 55, March 56, April 65, May 54, June 56, July 72, August 51, September 34, October 40, November 41, December 18.
United States2,494
Portugal555
Texas550
Região Autónoma dos Açores453
Alaska419
South Africa291
South Carolina277
California259
Australia252
Taiwan248

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familyshieldfern family · Dryopteridaceae
GenusHolly Ferns · Cyrtomium

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Practise Japanese holly-fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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