Key Identification Features
- The leaf is always divided into two distinct parts: a sterile photosynthetic part called the trophophore, and a fertile spore-bearing part called the sporophore.
- This species is most notable for the length of its pendant fronds: these fronds grow to up to 4.
- Each leaf is divided into two distinct parts: a thick, green, blade-shaped sterile portion, and a fertile stalk.
- The fertile portion of the leaf has a very distinct shape, bearing tiny, grape-like clusters of sporangia that the plant uses for reproduction.
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