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Fern spores

Dryopteris sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

The sori are prominent on the detached and dried leaves.

Habitat:

Under a tree trunk on which the green fern was growing.

Notes:

In Bengali/Bangla this is called Dhay-ki shaak (shaak= greens) and the curled heads of tender fronds are cooked and eaten.

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