Scales often have a paler margin. Score the colour of the major part of the scales.
Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes - Online edition
6.1.4 Rhizome scale colour
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Rhizome scales dark: red, brown or black.
Rhizome scales transparent or white.
Rhizome scales yellowish
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