The plural form referring to multiple acrostichum ferns or similar ferns with terminal spore arrangements.
Latin plural form from acrostichum, maintaining classical botanical Latin nomenclature for naming plant groups.
Scientists love using these tongue-twisting Latin plurals to be precise about which plants they're discussing—acrosticheae are a specific family of ferns with their reproduction 'written' at the tips of fronds.
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