Britain's Ferns 2020930978, 9780691180397


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Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
What is a pteridophyte
How to use this book
Glossary
Pteridophyte identification
Introduction
Look-alikes
The four groups
Atypical ferns
IDENTIFICATION KEYS
Clubmosses
Horsetails
Quillworts
Ferns
GUIDE TO FAMILIES
Lycopodiaceae | Clubmosses; Selaginellaceae | Spikemosses
Isoëtaceae | Quillworts
Equisetaceae | Horsetails
Ophioglossaceae | Adder’s-tongues & Moonworts
Osmundaceae | Royal Fern
Marsileaceae | Pillwort
Hymenophyllaceae | Filmy-ferns
Polypodiaceae | Polypodies
Pteridaceae | Maidenhair, Jersey & Parsley Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae | Bracken
Cystopteridaceae | Oak & Bladder-ferns
Aspleniaceae | Spleenworts
Woodsiaceae | Woodsias
Athyriaceae | Lady-ferns
Thelypteridaceae | Marsh & Beech Ferns
Blechnaceae | Hard-fern
Dryopteridaceae | Shield-, Male- & Buckler-ferns
THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Clubmosses
Quillworts
Horsetails
Ferns
All-year-round pteridology
Juvenile ferns
Urban ferns
Variation in pteridophytes
Non-native and nuisance pteridophytes
Further reading and references
Resources and submitting records
Acknowledgements and photographic credits
Index of English and scientific names

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