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- Title
- Circinate Vernation in <em>Thelypteris extena</em>
- Author
- Ryan McMillen Southern Illinois University Plant Biology 1125 Lincoln Drive Carbondale Illinois 62901 USA Dumbremindr@aol.com
- Keywords
- Fern, frond, circinate vernation, fiddle head, thelypteris extensa
- Description
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- In most ferns the young leaf uncoils during development; these coiled fronds are commonly referred to as "fiddle heads". This photo shows this type of leaf development, known as circinate vernation in Thelypteris extena.
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Conant Award
- Botanical Name
- <em>Thelypteris extena</em>
- Location State
- Illinois
- Location Country
- USA
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