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New Life  Fall,False bracken,Geotagged,South Africa,brackens,ferns Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Fabulous lighting and great abstract photo! Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thanks Ferdy, noticed it in the garden one morning with the sun shining through it..so on the floor time again! Posted 9 years ago

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''Hypolepis sparsisora'' is an Afrotropical fern species with an extensive range in Africa and Madagascar, where it occurs at diverse altitudes. In South Africa it is present in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape.

It has a subterranean, creeping rhizome of up to 9 mm in diameter. The erect fronds are widely spaced and finely divided. The ovate lamina is 1 × 0.8 m in size and 4- to 5-pinnatifid. The small , oval sori are borne singly in the sinuses.. more

Similar species: Polypodiales
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded May 28, 2014. Captured May 27, 2014 16:29 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm