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Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo by whirl_up_sea
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Description:

The cinnamon fern is believed to be one of the world's oldest living species. Examples of this type of fern have been seen in fossils that are more than 70 million years old.

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PublishedSeptember 1, 2011

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