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Ferns of the Coast Redwood Forest

Vibrant evergreen and deciduous ferns thrive in the coast redwood forest's moist and shady habitat. All are perennial species and they vary dramatically in leaf form. Coast redwood forest ferns vary in habitat preference, with some occupying the forest floor and others the canopy.

All 16

Western Sword Fern ¹
Polystichum munitum

California Maidenhair Fern ²
Adiantum jordanii

Giant Chain Fern ³
Woodwardia fimbriata

coastal woodfern ⁴
Dryopteris arguta

western maidenhair fern ⁵
Adiantum aleuticum

northern wood fern ⁶
Dryopteris expansa

lady fern ⁷
Athyrium filix-femina

brittle bladderfern ⁸
Cystopteris fragilis

Goldback Fern ⁹
Pentagramma triangularis

common bracken ¹⁰
Pteridium aquilinum

California Polypody ¹¹
Polypodium californicum

Deer Fern ¹²
Blechnum spicant

Leathery Polypody ¹³
Polypodium scouleri

Dudley's shield fern ¹⁴
Polystichum dudleyi

Narrowleaf sword fern ¹⁵
Polystichum imbricans

Licorice Fern ⁵
Polypodium glycyrrhiza

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