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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trans-Pecos cliffbrake ¹
Pellaea ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
Pellaea ternifolia arizonica

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. ternifolia ²
Pellaea ternifolia ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. villosa
Pellaea ternifolia villosa

Wright's cliffbrake ³
Pellaea wrightiana

Pale Silverback Fern ⁴
Pentagramma pallida

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii ⁵
Pentagramma triangularis maxonii

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis ⁶
Pentagramma triangularis triangularis

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa ⁷
Pentagramma triangularis viscosa

silver fern ⁸
Pityrogramma calomelanos

Pityrogramma trifoliata ³

Pteris × delchampsii

Bahama Brake
Pteris bahamensis

Cretan brake ⁹
Pteris cretica

Pteris cretica var. albolineata ¹⁰
Pteris cretica albolineata

Pteris cretica var. cretica
Pteris cretica cretica

Pteris grandifolia

Pteris longifolia

Pteris plumula

Shaking Brake ¹¹
Pteris tremula

Pteris tripartita ¹²

Ladder Fern ⁹
Pteris vittata

Shoestring Fern ¹³
Vittaria lineata

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Ferns of North America

trans-Pecos cliffbrake 1 Pellaea ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica Pellaea ternifolia arizonica

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. ternifolia 2 Pellaea ternifolia ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. villosa Pellaea ternifolia villosa

Wright's cliffbrake 3 Pellaea wrightiana

Pale Silverback Fern 4 Pentagramma pallida

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii 5 Pentagramma triangularis maxonii

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis 6 Pentagramma triangularis triangularis

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa 7 Pentagramma triangularis viscosa

silver fern 8 Pityrogramma calomelanos

Pityrogramma trifoliata 3