The lamina is the flat, green leafy blade of a fern frond.
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The lamina is the flat, green leafy blade of the frond. The lamina includes the rachis (midrib or stalk) and the pinnae (leaflets).

Image acknowledgement: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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