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Story: Ferns and lycophytes

Kidney fern sori

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Kidney fern sori

The sori of kidney ferns (Trichomanes reniforme) are arranged in little cups around the edge of the leaf.

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Patrick Brownsey, Ferns and lycophytes – Reproduction, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10863/kidney-fern-sori (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Patrick Brownsey, published 1 March 2009.