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Dryopteridales -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) |
 | | The Dryopteridales are the Wood ferns and Sword ferns. |
 | | Their segregation as a discrete ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families) order is well-supported by modern (additional info and facts about genetic) genetic evidence. |
 | | All ferns in Dryopteridales have scaly (A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure) rhizomes and (Supporting stalk or stemlike structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap) stipes. |
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