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Moss, Ferns & Cryptogams
texasflip

Unidentified Succulent Fern

texasflip
16 years ago

I found this fern growing on an exposed limestone hillside in central Texas. Its leave are slightly succulent and bluish-greeen with reddish stems. I have no idea what it is and cannot find even a similar fern in literature on Texas flora.

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