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Dryopteridaceae
Cyrtomium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cyrtomium C. Presl. Common name: Net-veined Holly Fern.

Key to Cyrtomium

A genus of about 35 species, of temperate regions of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Cyrtomium is closely related to Polystichum, with some recent molecular studies suggesting that they are reciprocally paraphyletic. They may be combined, or, alternatively, split into smaller genera (Li, Lu, & Barrington 2008). Both species in our flora are apogamous triploids.

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Subfamily: Dryopteridoideae.

References: Aaron (2024); Kramer & Green (1990); Li, Lu, & Barrington (2008); MacDougal (1976); Wyatt (2020); Yatskievych (1993) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Zhang & Barrington (2013). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Cyrtomium© Alan Cressler: Cyrtomium fortunei (naturalized), South Fork Peachtree Creek, Hahn Woods, Emory University, DeKalb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Cyrtomium fortunei source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cyrtomium© Keith Bradley | Cyrtomium falcatum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cyrtomium© Keith Bradley | Cyrtomium falcatum | Original Image ⭷

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