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Beadferns
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Beadferns

Hypolepis

Hypolepis (beadfern) is a genus of ferns described as a genus in 1806. The word is derived from Greek, meaning "under scale". It is found in tropical and subtropical regions, primarily in the New World but also in the Old World and on various oceanic islands.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

common pig fern

speciesHypolepis ambigua

Harsh Ground-fern

speciesHypolepis muelleri

Thousand Leaved Fern

speciesHypolepis millefolium

Hypolepis punctata

speciesHypolepis punctata

Ruddy ground fern

speciesHypolepis rugosula

False Bracken

speciesHypolepis sparsisora

Giant hypolepis

speciesHypolepis dicksonioides

Sticky Pig Fern

speciesHypolepis rufobarbata

Downy Ground-fern

speciesHypolepis glandulifera

Bramble-fern

speciesHypolepis poeppigii

Hypolepis lactea

speciesHypolepis lactea

Creeping Bramble Fern

speciesHypolepis barringtonii

Sticky Bracken

speciesHypolepis villosa-viscida

Hypolepis alpina

speciesHypolepis alpina

Hypolepis tenuifolia

speciesHypolepis tenuifolia

Hypolepis polypodioides

speciesHypolepis polypodioides

creeping bramble fern

speciesHypolepis repens

Hypolepis hawaiiensis

speciesHypolepis hawaiiensis

Hypolepis elegans

speciesHypolepis elegans

Hypolepis hostilis

speciesHypolepis hostilis

Hypolepis amaurorhachis

speciesHypolepis amaurorhachis

Hypolepis viscosa

speciesHypolepis viscosa

Hypolepis trichochlaena

speciesHypolepis trichochlaena

Hypolepis pallida

speciesHypolepis pallida

Hypolepis bogotensis

speciesHypolepis bogotensis

Hypolepis melanochlaena

speciesHypolepis melanochlaena

Hypolepis ambigua × rufobarbata

hybridHypolepis ambigua × rufobarbata

Hypolepis malesiana

speciesHypolepis malesiana

Hypolepis nuda

speciesHypolepis nuda

Hypolepis parallelogramma

speciesHypolepis parallelogramma

Hypolepis muenchii

speciesHypolepis muenchii

Hypolepis tenerrima

speciesHypolepis tenerrima

Hypolepis resistens

speciesHypolepis resistens

Hypolepis glabrescens

speciesHypolepis glabrescens

Hypolepis rigescens

speciesHypolepis rigescens

Hypolepis blepharochlaena

speciesHypolepis blepharochlaena

Hypolepis thysanochlaena

speciesHypolepis thysanochlaena

Hypolepis microchlaena

speciesHypolepis microchlaena

Hypolepis acantha

speciesHypolepis acantha

Hypolepis archboldii

speciesHypolepis archboldii

Hypolepis aspidioides

speciesHypolepis aspidioides

Hypolepis bamleriana

speciesHypolepis bamleriana

Hypolepis ditrichomatis

speciesHypolepis ditrichomatis

Hypolepis fimbriata

speciesHypolepis fimbriata

Hypolepis flexuosa

speciesHypolepis flexuosa

Hypolepis galapagensis

speciesHypolepis galapagensis

Hypolepis grandis

speciesHypolepis grandis

Hypolepis guianensis

speciesHypolepis guianensis

Hypolepis jamaicensis

speciesHypolepis jamaicensis

Hypolepis krameri

speciesHypolepis krameri

Hypolepis lellingeri

speciesHypolepis lellingeri

Hypolepis minima

speciesHypolepis minima

Hypolepis moraniana

speciesHypolepis moraniana

Hypolepis obtusata

speciesHypolepis obtusata

Hypolepis pedropaloensis

speciesHypolepis pedropaloensis

Hypolepis rubiginosopilosula

speciesHypolepis rubiginosopilosula

Hypolepis scandens

speciesHypolepis scandens

Hypolepis stolonifera

speciesHypolepis stolonifera

Hypolepis tenera

speciesHypolepis tenera

Hypolepis trichobacilliformis

speciesHypolepis trichobacilliformis

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