Broad Beech Fern
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| Scientific name | Phegopteris hexagonoptera |
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| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Beech ferns |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
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| ID | 2307235 |
About Broad Beech Fern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera, commonly called the broad beech fern, is a common forest fern in the eastern United States and adjacent Ontario. It grows from a creeping rootstock, sending up individual fronds that more or less clump. The fronds are broadly triangular.