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Ferns of North America

This guide shall serve as a base for those interested in the Pteridophyta division of plants! With any luck, this guide will help the reader understand and identify the ferns of North America.

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Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis
Asplenium ruta-muraria cryptolepis
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. lanceolum
Asplenium ruta-muraria lanceolum
maidenhair spleenwort 1
Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes 2
Asplenium trichomanes trichomanes
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum 3
Athyrium filix-femina angustum
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides
Athyrium filix-femina asplenioides
Eastern Mosquito Fern 4
Azolla caroliniana
Botrychium biternatum 5
Sceptridium biternatum
Botrychium dissectum 6
Sceptridium dissectum
Botrychium jenmanii
Sceptridium jenmanii
lanceleaf moonwort 7
Botrychium lanceolatum
Botrychium lanceolatum var. angustisegmentum 8
Botrychium angustisegmentum
matricary grapefern 9
Botrychium matricariifolium
Botrychium oneidense 10
Sceptridium oneidense
Botrychium virginianum 2
Botrypus virginianus
Cheilanthes alabamensis 11
Myriopteris alabamensis
Cheilanthes lanosa 12
Myriopteris lanosa
Fortune's Holly-fern 13
Cyrtomium fortunei
brittle bladderfern 3
Cystopteris tenuis
hay-scented fern 14
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Silvery Glade Fern 9
Deparia acrostichoides
log fern 15
Dryopteris celsa
Intermediate Wood Fern 16
Dryopteris intermedia
southern wood fern 17
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Macrothelypteris torresiana 18
Clover Fern 19
Marsilea quadrifolia
sensitive fern 20
Onoclea sensibilis
limestone adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum engelmannii
southern adder's-tongue 21
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Osmunda cinnamomea 22
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea
Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamomea
interrupted fern 2
Osmunda claytoniana
royal fern 23
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Osmunda regalis spectabilis
smooth cliffbrake 9
Pellaea glabella
Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella 24
Pellaea glabella glabella
broad beech fern 16
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
resurrection fern 25
Pleopeltis polypodioides
Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana
Pleopeltis polypodioides michauxiana
Appalachian rockcap fern 26
Polypodium appalachianum
rock polypody 27
Polypodium virginianum
Christmas fern 28
Polystichum acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides acrostichoides
common bracken 29
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum 30
Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum
Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum 31
Pteridium aquilinum pseudocaudatum
spider brake
Pteris multifida
Downy maiden fern
Thelypteris dentata
Thelypteris noveboracensis 32
Parathelypteris noveboracensis
marsh fern 16
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens 33
Thelypteris palustris pubescens
Trichomanes boschianum 34
Vandenboschia boschiana
Trichomanes intricatum 35
Crepidomanes intricatum
Appalachian shoestring fern 36
Vittaria appalachiana
Woodsia appalachiana
Blunt Woodsia 37
Woodsia obtusa
Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa
Woodsia obtusa obtusa
Virginia chainfern 38
Woodwardia virginica
Argyrochosma incana 39
Southwestern False Cloak Fern
Argyrochosma limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. limitanea 40
Argyrochosma limitanea limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. mexicana
Argyrochosma limitanea mexicana
Argyrochosma microphylla 41
Asplenium × alternifolium 42
Biscayne spleenwort
Asplenium × biscaynianum
Boydston's spleenwort
Asplenium × boydstoniae
Lady Clermont's spleenwort
Asplenium × clermontiae
Curtiss's spleenwort
Asplenium × curtissii
Scott's spleenwort
Asplenium × ebenoides
Graves' spleenwort
Asplenium × gravesii
Herb Wagner's spleenwort
Asplenium × herb-wagneri
Morzenti's spleenwort
Asplenium × heteroresiliens
Unexpected spleenwort
Asplenium × inexpectatum
Kentucky spleenwort
Asplenium × kentuckiense
Morgan's spleenwort
Asplenium × morganii
Shawnee spleenwort
Asplenium × shawneense
Trudell's spleenwort
Asplenium × trudellii
Virginia spleenwort
Asplenium × virginicum
Wherry's spleenwort
Asplenium × wherryi
abscised spleenwort
Asplenium abscissum
parsley spleenwort
Asplenium cristatum
Countess Dalhousie's spleenwort
Asplenium dalhousiae
Asplenium erosum 43
Asplenium auritum
little spleenwort
Asplenium exiguum
varicolored spleenwort 44
Asplenium heterochroum
single-sorus spleenwort 43
Asplenium monanthes
Palmer's spleenwort 34
Asplenium palmeri
ruffled spleenwort
Asplenium plenum
triangle spleenwort
Asplenium pumilum
Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum 45
Asplenium scolopendrium americanum
American bird's-nest fern 46
Asplenium serratum
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. quadrivalens 47
Asplenium trichomanes quadrivalens
Asplenium trichomanes-dentatum 48
Asplenium dentatum
Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum 49
Asplenium viride
Tutwiler's spleenwort
Asplenium tutwilerae
Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. arizonica
Astrolepis cochisensis arizonica
Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. chihuahuaensis
Astrolepis cochisensis chihuahuaensis
Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. cochisensis
Astrolepis cochisensis cochisensis
Hybrid Cloakfern 50
Astrolepis integerrima
wavy scale cloakfern 50
Astrolepis sinuata

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