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"taxonomic": "Polystichum setigerum",
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"taxonomic": "Polystichum neozelandicum",
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"taxonomic": "Polystichum oculatum",
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"_dis1": "34 22 22 22",
"taxonomic": "Polystichum californicum",
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"taxonomic": "Polystichum proliferum",
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"taxonomic": "Dryopteris carthusiana",
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"taxonomic": "Parapolystichum acuminatum",
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"taxonomic": "Parapolystichum glabellum",
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"word": "southern shield fern"
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