Subject: TAXONOMY?! HELP!!!

From: [email-masked] (bad ass Mtn. biker)
Date: 9 May 1996 15:38:16 GMT

Dear whoever reads this message,

I am in serious trouble!!!  My science project is due in a week and I
seriously need to find the taxonomical rank of the deer fern.  If you have
ANY information whatsoever on this topic or anything else that has to do
with deer ferns, please let me know immediately.  Thank you for your time.

-Nathan Anderson
[email-masked]

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From: Fern Ally <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 17:04:37 -0700

dear "b.a.m.b."

The scientific name of deer fern is Blechnum spicant.  It's a member of 
Blechnaceae.  hope this helps you to research your topic.  good luck!! =)

love,

N. Misa Werner

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From: [email-masked] (Ruthanne Edward)
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 20:09:01 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, 
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What you need to do is get a text or other book on plant taxonomy or 
plant  systematics. Find out what the scientific name of the fern is 
(maybe from local field guides etc.), then find out what plant family it 
belongs to. Once you know the family, you can get the rest of the info 
you need. Many books on plant taxonomy will have lists of families and 
where they fit. If you can't find the family easily, get an 
identification key (check your library). If you look it up by either 
common or species name, you will get a description and it should also 
tell you what family it is in. If you have more trouble, I can give you 
more help. Just send me an email at this address.

Good luck :)

Ruthanne.