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Ferns and lycophytes

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Land of ferns

Fern-covered stream banks

Fern-covered stream banks

Threadfern

Silver fern koru

Silver fern koru

Fork fern

Quillwort (1st of 2)

Quillwort (1st of 2)

Reproduction

Fern life cycle

Fern life cycle

Hound’s tongue fern sori (1st of 4)

Hound’s tongue fern sori (1st of 4)

Hen and chickens fern budding

Hen and chickens fern budding

Tuber sword-fern

Tuber sword-fern

Ferns and lycophytes in New Zealand

Filmy ferns

Kiokio

Shining spleenwort

Shining spleenwort

Silver fern (1st of 3)

Silver fern (1st of 3)

Habitat

Leather-leaf fern

Leather-leaf fern

Forest interior

Forest interior

Bracken on hillside

Bracken on hillside

Whisk fern

Floating fern

Distribution

Jersey fern

Endemic and introduced ferns, lycophytes and seed plants

Endemic and introduced ferns, lycophytes and seed plants

African clubmoss

African clubmoss

Common horsetail

Common horsetail

Ferns in New Zealand culture

Māori use of fiddleheads

Māori use of fiddleheads

Ponga house

Fern album (1st of 2)

Fern album (1st of 2)

Remembering a soldier

Remembering a soldier

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