A textbook truism about the poor ferns being held back by a weak link in their life cycle may not be so true after all.
ALTERNATES. Generations of ferns take different forms. The leafy Thelypteris nicaraguensis parent (left) gives rise to small green offspring (right), which may not be as wimpy as they appear.
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