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False Staghorn Fern

ව්‍යාජ මුවා අං පර්ණාංගය

Dicranopteris linearis

Least concern

False Staghorn Fern
Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Overview

Dicranopteris linearis is a common species of fern known by many common names, including Old World forked fern, uluhe (Hawaiian), and dilim (Filipino). It is one of the most widely distributed ferns of the wet Old World tropics and adjacent regions, including Polynesia and the Pacific. In parts of the New World tropics its niche is filled by its relative, Dicranopteris pectinatus.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Dicranopteris linearis — CC BY-SA 4.0