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Leucotrichum
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Leucotrichum

Leucotrichum is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). It is one of about 26 genera of "grammitids". The name of the genus refers to the white hairs that are usually present on the underside of the frond.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Leucotrichum schenckii

speciesLeucotrichum schenckii

Leucotrichum organense

speciesLeucotrichum organense

Leucotrichum mortonii

speciesLeucotrichum mortonii

Leucotrichum madagascariense

speciesLeucotrichum madagascariense

Leucotrichum mitchelliae

speciesLeucotrichum mitchelliae

Leucotrichum pseudomitchelliae

speciesLeucotrichum pseudomitchelliae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 325600.