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Species of fern From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Physematium obtusum, the bluntlobe cliff fern,[2] is a common rock fern of Appalachia and eastern North America. It prefers a calcareous substrate, but also grows in neutral soils. It may grow on rock faces or in scree.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Woodsiaceae |
| Genus: | Physematium |
| Species: | P. obtusum |
| Binomial name | |
| Physematium obtusum (Spreng.) Torr. | |
This fern is often confused with various ferns of the genus Cystopteris but is distinguished by its hairy nature.
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