Oblong woodsia  (Woodsia ilvensis)

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Description

This fern, thought to be Britain's rarest, is small in comparison with other members of its class. The variable-length leaves are a mid-green and their undersides are very hairy. The reddish-brown stalks are also hairy and covered in scales.

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