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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > FERNS AND ALLIES > FERNS

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FERNS  

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  • Ferns, of the phylum Pterophyta, with 12,000 species, are the largest group of seedless vascular plants, and are in mainly tropical, temperate habitats.

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