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Phegopteris connectilis Thelypteridaceae Beech Fern
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Phegopteris connectilis
© Stan Beesley		 Phegopteris connectilis
© Alan Hill		 Phegopteris connectilis
© Alan Hill		 Phegopteris connectilis
Map updated: March 2008
Species Description:
A rather uncommon plant of glens, mountain crags and other rocky outcrops, avoiding the most acidic rock types.
All names: Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt; Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Slosson; Phegopteris polypodioides Fee; Polypodium phegopteris L.; Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C.Chr.

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