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Identify fern? - Pics included

18 years ago

Hi, I know very little about ferns, but I found some growing on a brick wall that I have never seen around here before. They have rhizomes similar to rabbits foot fern, only thinner. The sori grow in a line along the edges of the leaves.

Anyone know what variety they are?

Thanks in advance!

-Burt

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Comments (2)

Iris GW
18 years ago
It looks like it could be Pteris vittata, a fern that is native to Asia but which has escaped into the wild.
tubby3
Original Author
18 years ago
It looks like you are right. Thank you! :-)
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