Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes - Online edition
4.6.2 Base form
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Abruptly reduced to short or round auricles.
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Gradually reduced to very short leaflets.
![](../../images/features/4_6.2_base_form/thumbs/char_4_6_2_longer_sml.jpg)
Longer than median leaflets.
![](../../images/features/4_6.2_base_form/thumbs/char_4_6_2_similar_sml.jpg)
Similar size to medians.
![](../../images/features/4_6.2_base_form/thumbs/char_4_6_2_slight_sml.jpg)
Slight reduction in size from medians.
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