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deer fern

Struthiopteris spicant

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 551, February 512, March 795, April 1,221, May 1,438, June 1,675, July 1,016, August 1,014, September 873, October 618, November 497, December 504.
United States40,124
Canada11,595
British Columbia11,595
Washington5,034
United Kingdom4,098
England2,278
Oregon2,246
California1,779
Germany1,277
Portugal1,275

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyChain Fern Family · Blechnaceae
GenusStruthiopteris

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