Elaphoglossum pattersoniae
| Elaphoglossum pattersoniae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Elaphoglossum |
| Species: | E. pattersoniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaphoglossum pattersoniae Mickel[1]
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Elaphoglossum pattersoniae is a very rare species of fern that is native to Peru and Bolivia.[1] It is very close to E. guamannianum, but is smaller in size, its blade apex is acute-obtuse, it lacks dark arachnidoid scales on its abaxial costa and has fewer blade scales.[2] It is named after Juliet Patterson, a New York Botanical Garden collaborator.
Description
Its
intersporangial
scales.
References
- ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Elaphoglossum pattersoniae", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-01-30
- ^ a b Mickel, John T. "Three new species of Elaphoglossum from Peru." American fern journal 80.3 (1990): 110-112.
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