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Cystopteris tenuis
Cystopteris tenuis
MacKay's brittle fern
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Cystopteris
C. tenuis
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Cystopteris tenuis
MacKay's brittle fern
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Cystopteris
C. tenuis
Growing on limestone rock
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Plant Life-Form
perennial fern
Common Names
MacKay's brittle fern
Cystopteris
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris fragilis
Cystopteris tenuis