Killarney fern  (Trichomanes speciosum)

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Description

This distinctive fern is one of three European species with translucent (semi-transparent) leaves. There can be as many as several hundred leaves, growing from the creeping root, depending on the size of the plant colony. The Killarney fern was only discovered in 1724.

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