Cystopteris diaphana (Bory) Blasdell

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Literature:

Fischer E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 160. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cystopteris diaphana
African Plant Database: Cystopteris diaphana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cystopteris diaphana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cystopteris diaphana
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cystopteris diaphana
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cystopteris diaphana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cystopteris diaphana
JSTOR Plant Science: Cystopteris diaphana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cystopteris diaphana
Plants of the World Online: Cystopteris diaphana
Tropicos: Cystopteris diaphana
Wikipedia: Cystopteris diaphana


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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Cystopteris diaphana.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=251240, retrieved 5 December 2025

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