Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth
Hard Shield-fern
Polystichum aculeatum(L.) Roth - Hard Shield-fern, Spores - surface view - highly magnified

Image 0008: Spores - surface view - highly magnified

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Equipment used Canon EOS10D dSLR and Meiji microscope with x2.5 projection eye-piece. DPI defaulting to 180.
Microscope Objective x100 obj (Dutch)
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Found as Fertile sporophyte
Date 12 Aug 2009
OS grid ref SX86
Lat/Lon 50° 30' N, 3° 40' W
Location South Devon, VC3, England
Return to Record page Polystichum aculeatum on 12 Aug 2009 at SX86 in South Devon
Return to Taxon page Polystichum aculeatum
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