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Coryphopteris Holttum.
A genus of about 47 species (the exact size and circumscription still somewhat uncertain), perennial herbs, of Asia and e. North America (only our one species).
ID notes: Coryphopteris simulata has a superficial similarity to (and grows in similar, saturated habitats as) the more common Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens. Coryphoteris simulata has veins of the pinna-lobes unbranched, the lower leaf surface with sessile, reddish, resinous glands, and the lower surface of the costae lacking scales (vs. veins of the pinna-lobes mostly Y-forked, lower leaf surface lacking glands, and lower surface of the costae with persistent ovate scales in Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens).
Ref: Fawcett (2018); Fawcett & Smith (2021); He & Zhang (2012); Smith (1981); Smith (1993a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Smith & Flory (1990). Show full citations.
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