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Microlepia
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Microlepia

Microlepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1836. Most of the species are native to Asia, with many endemic to China, although a few species occur also in Australia, Africa, the West Indies, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.

Species

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35 branches of this genus, most-observed first

hay-scented fern

speciesMicrolepia strigosa

Microlepia nepalensis

speciesMicrolepia nepalensis

Microlepia marginata

speciesMicrolepia marginata

limpleaf fern

speciesMicrolepia speluncae

Microlepia hookeriana

speciesMicrolepia hookeriana

rigid lace fern

speciesMicrolepia setosa

Microlepia obtusiloba

speciesMicrolepia obtusiloba

Microlepia krameri

speciesMicrolepia krameri

Microlepia smithii

speciesMicrolepia smithii

Microlepia trichocarpa

speciesMicrolepia trichocarpa

Microlepia × bipinnata

hybridMicrolepia × bipinnata

Microlepia calvescens

speciesMicrolepia calvescens

Scaly-fern

speciesMicrolepia hancei

Microlepia substrigosa

speciesMicrolepia substrigosa

Microlepia platyphylla

speciesMicrolepia platyphylla

Microlepia × intramarginalis

hybridMicrolepia × intramarginalis

Microlepia pseudostrigosa

speciesMicrolepia pseudostrigosa

Microlepia rhomboidea

speciesMicrolepia rhomboidea

Microlepia tenera

speciesMicrolepia tenera

Microlepia trapeziformis

speciesMicrolepia trapeziformis

Microlepia sinostrigosa

speciesMicrolepia sinostrigosa

Microlepia firma

speciesMicrolepia firma

Microlepia puberula

speciesMicrolepia puberula

Microlepia boluoensis

speciesMicrolepia boluoensis

Microlepia todayensis

speciesMicrolepia todayensis

Microlepia scaberula

speciesMicrolepia scaberula

Microlepia manilensis

speciesMicrolepia manilensis

Microlepia subtrichosticha

speciesMicrolepia subtrichosticha

Microlepia caudigera

speciesMicrolepia caudigera

Microlepia chrysocarpa

speciesMicrolepia chrysocarpa

Microlepia crassa

speciesMicrolepia crassa

Microlepia yakusimensis

speciesMicrolepia yakusimensis

Microlepia × hirtiindusiata

hybridMicrolepia × hirtiindusiata

Microlepia fadenii

speciesMicrolepia fadenii

Microlepia concinna

speciesMicrolepia concinna

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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 142358.