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Ferns of the National Forests in Alaska

"Ferns abound in Alaska's two national forests, the Chugach and the Tongass, which are situated on the southcentral and southeastern coast respectively. These forests contain myriad habitats where ferns thrive. Most showy are the ferns occupying the forest floor of temperate rainforest ...more ↓

Lanceleaf Moonwort
Botrychium lanceolatum lanceolatum
rattlesnake fern 1
Botrypus virginianus
moonwort 2
Botrychium lunaria
field horsetail 3
Equisetum arvense
Great Horsetail 4
Equisetum fluviatile
leathery grapefern 5
Sceptridium multifidum
Wood Horsetail
Equisetum sylvaticum
Alaska Variegated Horsetail
Equisetum variegatum alaskanum
Wright's Filmy Fern
Hymenophyllum wrightii
Hairy brackenfern 6
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens
American parsley fern 7
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
western maidenhair fern 8
Adiantum aleuticum
green spleenwort 9
Asplenium viride
long beech fern 10
Phegopteris connectilis
maidenhair spleenwort 11
Asplenium trichomanes trichomanes
Western Ladyfern 12
Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum
brittle bladderfern 1
Cystopteris fragilis
Pacific oak fern 13
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Rusty Woodsia 14
Woodsia ilvensis
Deer Fern 15
Blechnum spicant
ostrich fern 16
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Braun's holly fern 11
Polystichum braunii
fragrant wood fern 14
Dryopteris fragrans
Anderson's holly fern 17
Polystichum andersonii
northern wood fern 18
Dryopteris expansa
Northern holly fern 19
Polystichum lonchitis
Western Sword Fern 20
Polystichum munitum
Alaska holly fern 17
Polystichum setigerum
Alaska moonwort 21
Botrychium alaskense
Mingan moonwort 22
Botrychium minganense
upswept moonwort 23
Botrychium ascendens
Licorice Fern 8
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
western goblin 5
Botrychium montanum
leathery grapefern 5
Sceptridium multifidum
northwestern moonwort 21
Botrychium pinnatum
little grapefern 22
Botrychium simplex
Spoon-leaf Moonwort
Botrychium spathulatum
moosewort
Botrychium tunux
giant moonwort 17
Botrychium yaaxudakeit
Western Scouring Rush 24
Equisetum hyemale affine
marsh horsetail 25
Equisetum palustre
meadow horsetail 26
Equisetum pratense
dwarf horsetail 27
Equisetum scirpoides
giant horsetail 28
Equisetum telmateia braunii
Variegated Horsetail
Equisetum variegatum variegatum
Hairy brackenfern 6
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens
American parsley fern 7
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Alaska parsley fern 29
Cryptogramma sitchensis
Steller's rock-brake 1
Cryptogramma stelleri
Queen's veil mountain fern 29
Oreopteris quelpaertensis
American Alpine Lady Fern 30
Athyrium distentifolium americanum
Mountain Bladder-fern 16
Cystopteris montana
Pacific oak fern 13
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
alpine woodsia 31
Woodsia alpina
brittle bladderfern 1
Cystopteris fragilis
northern oak fern 32
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Rocky Mountain Woodsia
Woodsia scopulina scopulina
smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella
Kruckeberg's sword fern 17
Polystichum kruckebergii

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