Dennstaedtiaceae

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Also Known As	bracken family

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Pteridium Dennstaedtia Lindsaea bracken hairy bracken Pteridium aquilinum caudatum Eastern bracken tailed bracken Polypodiales Pteridaceae Polypodiaceae Dryopteridaceae Schizaeaceae Blechnaceae Lomariopsidaceae Aspleniaceae Davalliaceae Woodsiaceae Thelypteridaceae

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