Schizaea

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Lifespan: perennial
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Schizaea is a small genus of specialized ferns in the family Schizaeaceae. Some species are very small and inconspicuous, and so may often be overlooked in nature.


Read about Schizaea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Schizaea (Greek, to split). Schizaeaceae. A group of small ferns with twisted grass-like lvs. and sedge-like sporophylls formed of a cluster of closely compacted pinnae, each with 2 rows of sporangia, which in common with the family are pear-shaped, with an apical ring, opening by a vertical fissure. CH


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