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blunt woodsia

Woodsia obtusa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 175, February 167, March 190, April 360, May 221, June 107, July 96, August 99, September 118, October 126, November 164, December 159.
United States14,659
Texas1,981
New York1,882
New Jersey1,764
Oklahoma918
Arkansas748
Pennsylvania669
Illinois611
Virginia587
Maryland510

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familycliff ferns · Woodsiaceae
Genuscliff ferns · Woodsia

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