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Whisk Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Psilotum nudum, the whisk fern, is a species of fern in the order Psilotales that, like the other species in its order, lacks roots. Its name means bare naked in Latin, because it lacks, or appears to lack, most of the organs of typical vascular plants as a result of evolutionary reduction; its leaves are not actually absent but greatly reduced.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Scientific Name
Psilotum nudum 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Psilotum nudum, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    is a species of fern in the order Psilotales.
  • Taxobox, conservation status
    Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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