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Ophioglossaceae

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prop. n.1.A natural family of succulent ferns cosmopolitan in distribution.
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Noun1.Ophioglossaceae - a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution
Ophioglossales, order Ophioglossales - coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae
genus Ophioglossum, Ophioglossum - the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae
Botrychium, genus Botrychium - grape fern; moonwort
genus Helminthostachys, Helminthostachys - one species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia
fern family - families of ferns and fern allies


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In an effort to broaden the study, spores from a family other than the Ophioglossaceae were selected.
Dryopteridaceae, the largest family, is represented by seven genera, nine species and one hybrid; Thelypteridaceae by three genera and seven species; Pteridaceae by three genera, six species and one variety; Ophioglossaceae by two genera and eight species; Lycopodiaceae by two genera, six species and three hybrids.
 
 
 
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