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Ferns in Fernkloof.

PTERIDOPHYTA(Fern Group)

Ferns are mostly perennial herbaceous plants. They rarely appear to have a woody stem or trunk. Instead they have stems, rhizomes, lamina axes
and veins often covered with chaffy outgrowths called paleae or scales. They sexually reproduce by means of spores.
Spores are borne in sporangia mostly grouped together to form sori. The different forms of sori are important in classification and also their location on the leaf blade or lamina.

Most species inhabit moist and shady locations but many South African species have adapted to dry conditions.

LYCOPODIACEAE
Lycopodium carolinianum
Lycopodium gnidioides
GLEICHENIACEAE
Gleichenia polypodioides
(Coral fern, Creeping fern)
OSMUNDACEAE
Osmunda regalis (Royal fern)
Todea Barbara
HYMENOPHYLLACEAE
Hymenophyllum capense
(Cape filmy fern)
SCHIZAEACEAE
Mohria caffrorum
Schizaea pectinata (Curly grass fern)
Schizaea tenella (Toothbrush, fern)
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
Histiopteris incisa
Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
ADIANTACEAE
Cheilanthes capensis
Cheilanthes hastate
Pellaea pteroides
POLYPODIACEAE
Microsorium ensiforme
ASPLENIACEAE
Adiantum raddianum
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Asplenium aethiopicum
Asplenium trichomanes
LOMARIOPSIDACEAE
Elaphoglossum angustatum
(Buck tongue fern)
ASPIDIACEAE
Rumohra adiantiformis (Seven-weeks fern)
BLECHNACEAE
Blechnum capense
Blechnum attentuatum giganteum
Blechnum punctulatum punctulatum
Blechnum tabulare
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  - Botanical name - Adiantum raddianum - Family - Pteridaceae  1192   - Botanical name - Blechnum attenuatum - Family - Blechnaceae  309   - Botanical name - Blechnum capense - Family - Blechnaceae  156   - Botanical name - Blechnum punctulatum var. punctulatum - Family - Blechnaceae  310  Coral fern - Botanical name - Gleichenia polypodioides - Family - Gleicheniaceae  165
  - Botanical name - Histiopteris incisa - Family - Dennstaedtiaceae  641  Filmy fern - Botanical name - Hymenophyllum capense - Family - Hymenophyllaceae  646   - Botanical name - Mohria caffrorum - Family - Anemiaceae  755  Cliffbrakes - Botanical name - Pellaea pteroides - Family - Pteridaceae  849  Bracken - Botanical name - Pteridium aquilinum - Family - Dennstaedtiaceae  154
 Seven weeks fern - Botanical name - Rumohra adiantiformis - Family - Dryopteridaceae  164  Curlygrass fern - Botanical name - Schizaea pectinata - Family - Schizaeaceae  959  Royal Fern - Botanical name - Todea barbara - Family - Osmundaceae  155


          

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