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Blechnum

fern genus

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annotated classification

In fern: Annotated classification
…150 in the largest genus, Blechnum), distributed nearly worldwide but most diverse in tropical regions. Family Cystopteridaceae Plants are small or medium-sized; leaves are thin; sori are small, round, and naked; 3 genera (Acystopteris, Cystopteris, and Gymnocarpium). Family Desmophlebiaceae
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Blechnaceae

In Blechnaceae
A number of species of Blechnum (deer fern), Doodia (hacksaw fern), and Woodwardia (chain fern) are cultivated as ornamentals in gardens, greenhouses, conservatories, and homes.
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