CYATHEACEAE - Spiny Tree-fern (Alsophila spinulosa)
Description:
This is indeed a tree-like fern, propagates by spores and was dinosaur's diet in the Cretaceous Period. This plant is now legally protected in China and Hong Kong. This photo was taken in the Ma Wan Park, Hong Kong.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Polypodiopsida
- Cyatheales
- Cyatheaceae (scaly tree ferns)
- Alsophila (alsophila)
- Alsophila spinulosa
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