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Hound’s tongue fern sori pattern

Microsorum pustulatum (kangaroo fern or hound's tongue)

Microsorum pustulatum (kangaroo fern or hound's tongue) is a species of fern that occurs widely in New Zealand and also in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.

 

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Rights: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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