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Gary Fewless

Key to the Ferns

49. Stipe jointed above the base with a clear, swollen abscission line.
Woodsia ilvensis
49. Stipe not jointed above the base, lacking a swollen abscission line. It may be necessary to carefully remove the sporangia to observe the indusium in order to make a distinction between the following two species. 50

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