Longbeech+fern

Kamren Brubaker, Morgan VanLeer, Katie Perry, and Anna Heitzenrater = =



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 * Kingdom Plantae, the Plants
 * Division //Polypodiophyta//, the True Ferns
 * Class //Filicopsida//
 * Order //Polypodiales//
 * Family //Thelypteridaceae//
 * Genus //Phegopteris//

The longbeech fern is a small light green fern. It is usually located in cool moist places. Reproduces by spores and vegetatively by rhizomes. The scientific name is //Phegopteris connectilis.// It is unmistakable due to its distinctive and deasily drooping pair of lower leaflets.

Extra Research: = = =Edited: Information= The longbeech fern is a native perennial fern. It consists of a loose cluster of compound leaves. Each compound leaf consists of 12-20 pairs of leaflets and they have 10-20 pairs of deep lobes. Also, the petioles are usually straw colored and the margins of the lobes are usually smooth. It can grow to be about 1-2 feet tall.
 * Family: Thelypteridaceae
 * Habitat: rich, **__moist__** woodlands; cliffs, balds, or ledges, forests, shores of rivers or lakes, talus and rocky slopes
 * Height: fronds 6-10 inches long
 * Location of spores: underside of leaflets
 * Stipe (leaf stalk): ungrooved; light brown scales along entire stem
 * Growth pattern: random
 * Persistence: deciduous
 * Compound
 * The leaves grows at or below the ground
 * Leaf blade… 4-30 cm

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=Revised: information= You can find the longbeech fern in moist places and is found because of its distinctive pair of drooping lower leaflets and light green color. It is a native perennial fern that has clusters of compound leaves. Lastly, they reproduce by spores and rhizomes.