Buckler Fern (Dryopterus sp. ). Single fern growing alongside remains of an Alder Tree (Alnus), stump. One frond silhouette.

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Buckler Fern (Dryopterus sp. ). Single fern growing alongside remains of an Alder Tree (Alnus), stump. One frond seen in silhouette against reflected light from water surface. Calthorpe Broad, NNR SSSI , Norfolk.

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