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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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Ostrich Fern 1
Matteuccia struthiopteris
long beech fern 2
Phegopteris connectilis
Stenochlaena tenuifolia 3
Abrupt-tipped maiden fern 4
Thelypteris augescens
Thelypteris grandis
Thelypteris hispidula
Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor
Thelypteris hispidula versicolor
Thelypteris interrupta 4
Stately maiden fern 5
Thelypteris kunthii
Thelypteris opulenta
Ovate maiden fern 6
Thelypteris ovata
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri
Thelypteris ovata lindheimeri
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
Thelypteris ovata ovata
Grid-scale maiden fern
Thelypteris patens
Thelypteris pilosa 7
Thelypteris pilosa var. alabamensis
Thelypteris pilosa alabamensis
Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis 8
Thelypteris puberula sonorensis
Queen's veil mountain fern 9
Thelypteris quelpaertensis
Creeping star-hair fern
Thelypteris reptans
Thelypteris reptans var. reptans
Thelypteris reptans reptans
Glandular maiden fern
Thelypteris resinifera
Lattice-vein fern
Thelypteris reticulata
Stiff star-hair fern
Thelypteris sclerophylla
Dentate lattice-vein fern
Thelypteris serrata
Thelypteris simulata 10
Parathelypteris simulata
Free-tip star-hair fern
Thelypteris tetragona
Abbe's Woodsia 11
Woodsia × abbeae
Slender Woodsia
Woodsia × gracilis
Woodsia × kansana
Maxon's Woodsia
Woodsia × maxonii
alpine woodsia 12
Woodsia alpina
Cochise woodsia 13
Woodsia cochisensis
smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella
Rusty Woodsia 14
Woodsia ilvensis
New Mexican woodsia 15
Woodsia neomexicana
Woodsia obtusa ssp. occidentalis
Woodsia obtusa occidentalis
Oregon woodsia 16
Woodsia oregana
Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana
Woodsia oregana cathcartiana
Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana
Woodsia oregana oregana
Phillips's cliff fern 17
Woodsia phillipsii
Plummer's woodsia 18
Woodsia plummerae
Rocky Mountain woodsia 16
Woodsia scopulina
Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana
Woodsia scopulina laurentiana
Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina
Woodsia scopulina scopulina
European Chain Fern 19
Woodwardia radicans
Tryon's Woodsia
Woodsia × tryonis

Edited by mycomedic

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