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Fern Leaf

Pteridophyta

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Ferns first appear in the fossil record 360 million years ago in the Carboniferous but many of the current families and species did not appear until roughly 145 million years ago in the late Cretaceous (after flowering plants came to dominate many environments).
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Habitat:

City of San Mateo, CA Office landscape area.

Reference Links:

EOL: Pteridophyta, Fern

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Comments (4)
Leuba Ridgway
a great photo - I always think that they are a fantastic design, so beautifully folded and tucked in.

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PublishedDecember 23, 2011

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