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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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Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella 1
Pellaea glabella glabella
broad beech fern 2
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
resurrection fern 3
Pleopeltis polypodioides
Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana
Pleopeltis polypodioides michauxiana
Appalachian rockcap fern 4
Polypodium appalachianum
rock polypody 5
Polypodium virginianum
Christmas fern 6
Polystichum acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides acrostichoides
common bracken 7
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum 8
Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum
Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum 9
Pteridium aquilinum pseudocaudatum
spider brake
Pteris multifida
Downy maiden fern
Thelypteris dentata
Thelypteris noveboracensis 10
Parathelypteris noveboracensis
marsh fern 2
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens 11
Thelypteris palustris pubescens
Appalachian shoestring fern 12
Vittaria appalachiana
Woodsia appalachiana
Blunt Woodsia 13
Woodsia obtusa
Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa
Woodsia obtusa obtusa
Virginia chainfern 14
Woodwardia virginica
Argyrochosma incana 15
Southwestern False Cloak Fern
Argyrochosma limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. limitanea 16
Argyrochosma limitanea limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. mexicana
Argyrochosma limitanea mexicana
Argyrochosma microphylla 17
Asplenium × alternifolium 18
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 19
Asplenium auritum
little spleenwort
Asplenium exiguum
varicolored spleenwort 20
Asplenium heterochroum
single-sorus spleenwort 19
Asplenium monanthes
Palmer's spleenwort 21
Asplenium palmeri
ruffled spleenwort
Asplenium plenum
triangle spleenwort
Asplenium pumilum
Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum 22
Asplenium scolopendrium americanum
American bird's-nest fern 23
Asplenium serratum
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. quadrivalens 24
Asplenium trichomanes quadrivalens
Asplenium trichomanes-dentatum 25
Asplenium dentatum
Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum 26
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 27
Astrolepis integerrima
wavy scale cloakfern 27
Astrolepis sinuata
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. mexicana
Astrolepis sinuata mexicana
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata 28
Astrolepis sinuata sinuata
Windham's scaly cloakfern 29
Astrolepis windhamii
Athyrium americanum 30
Athyrium distentifolium americanum
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum 2
Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum
Blechnum occidentale 31
Swamp Fern 2
Blechnum serrulatum
Copper Fern 32
Bommeria hispida
Campyloneurum angustifolium 33
Campyloneurum costatum
Long strapfern 34
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Ceratopteris pteridoides 35
Ceratopteris richardii
Water Fern 36
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Cheilanthes × fibrillosa
Myriopteris × fibrillosa
Cheilanthes × parishii
Myriopteris × parishii
Cheilanthes aemula 37
Myriopteris aemula
Cheilanthes bonariensis 38
Myriopteris aurea
Cheilanthes eatonii 39
Myriopteris rufa
Cheilanthes fendleri 40
Myriopteris fendleri
Cheilanthes horridula 41
Myriopteris scabra
Cheilanthes lendigera 42
Myriopteris lendigera
Whitefoot Lipfern 37
Cheilanthes leucopoda
Cheilanthes lindheimeri 43
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Cheilanthes microphylla 37
Myriopteris microphylla
Cheilanthes notholaenoides
Myriopteris notholaenoides
Cheilanthes pringlei 40
Myriopteris pringlei
Cheilanthes tomentosa 41
Myriopteris tomentosa
Cheilanthes villosa
Myriopteris windhamii
Cheilanthes wootonii 44
Myriopteris wootonii
Cheilanthes wrightii 29
Myriopteris wrightii
Cheilanthes yavapensis 45
Myriopteris yavapensis
Alaska parsley fern 46
Cryptogramma sitchensis
Steller's rock-brake 47
Cryptogramma stelleri
Florida Tree Fern 48
Ctenitis sloanei
Ctenitis submarginalis
Cyrtomium caryotideum

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