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Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link
Purple-stem Cliff-brake
Pteridaceae — Maidenhair-fern family
Native
Pellaea atropurpurea
Pellaea atropurpurea
Underside of a fertile frond showing rolled pinnule edges and sori.
Ashland
January 2016

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