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broad beech fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 83, February 100, March 92, April 182, May 149, June 99, July 72, August 68, September 88, October 86, November 67, December 77.
United States12,374
North Carolina1,259
Pennsylvania931
New York883
Tennessee805
Virginia804
Maryland713
West Virginia646
Kentucky595
Canada501

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familymarsh fern family · Thelypteridaceae
Genusbeech ferns · Phegopteris

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