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Ferns of South Mountain Reservation

This guide shows the different species of fern that have been observed in South Mountain Reservation.

The most commonly observed species is Christmas Fern, both because it's widespread, and it's one of the few plants that's green throughout the winter. New York Fern is widespread, as ...more ↓

Christmas fern 1
Polystichum acrostichoides
New York fern 2
Parathelypteris noveboracensis
sensitive fern 3
Onoclea sensibilis
rock polypody 4
Polypodium virginianum
American Royal Fern 5
Osmunda spectabilis
intermediate wood fern 6
Dryopteris intermedia
marginal wood fern 7
Dryopteris marginalis
hay-scented fern 8
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
lady fern 9
Athyrium filix-femina
northern lady fern 10
Athyrium angustum
cinnamon fern 11
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
interrupted fern 10
Osmunda claytoniana
northern maidenhair fern 12
Adiantum pedatum
silvery glade fern 13
Deparia acrostichoides
ostrich fern 14
Matteuccia struthiopteris
broad beech fern 15
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
cut-leaved grape-fern 16
Sceptridium dissectum
blunt woodsia 17
Woodsia obtusa
ebony spleenwort 18
Asplenium platyneuron
rough horsetail 19
Equisetum hyemale

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