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Tectaria cicutaria, the button fern, is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae, native to the Antilles. It has thin, soft, triangular fronds up to about 3.5 feet in length; blades are once- or twice-pinnate with the final segments pinnately-lobed. The rhizome is short and erect.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Tectaria
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Button fern
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