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Whisk Fern

Psilotum nudum

Photo by Machi
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Description:

Wiry-looking plant with small clusters of three ball-like structures called synagia

Habitat:

Spruce forest near the water in the Crystal River Preserve State Park

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Comments (1)
Rahul Upadhyay
It's Psilotum nudum, the most primitive pteridophyte, considered as a living fossil...:) though i m not sure about its distribution in your place..:)

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PublishedMay 5, 2014

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