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Article: PTERIDOPHYTES OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.
- Article from:
- Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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I. ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND KEY TO FAMILIES
INTRODUCTION
This project is a guide to all the ferns and fern allies of the northeast Alabama. Plant species occurring in adjacent highland counties are also part of this flora. The study area includes 84 specific and infraspecific taxa, representing a total of 38 genera, 18 families, 6 orders, 4 classes, and 3 divisions. Pteridophytes in our area include the following divisions: Equisetophyta, Lycopodiophyta, and Polypodiophyta. The first two divisions are the so-called fern allies, which are really not allied to the true ferns (Polypodiophyta). The guide will include illustrations, maps, identification keys, ...