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Vittaria
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Vittaria

Vittaria, the shoestring ferns, is a genus of ferns in the Vittarioideae subfamily of the family Pteridaceae. It had previously been placed in the family Vittariaceae, but that family is no longer recognized.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Shoestring Fern

speciesVittaria lineata

Appalachian shoestring fern

speciesVittaria appalachiana

Bootlace Fern

speciesVittaria isoetifolia

Vittaria graminifolia

speciesVittaria graminifolia

Vittaria scabrida

speciesVittaria scabrida

Vittaria bradeorum

speciesVittaria bradeorum

Vittaria flavicosta

speciesVittaria flavicosta

Vittaria longipes

speciesVittaria longipes

Vittaria exigua

speciesVittaria exigua

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118735.