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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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hay-scented fern 1
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Silvery Glade Fern 2
Deparia acrostichoides
log fern 3
Dryopteris celsa
Intermediate Wood Fern 4
Dryopteris intermedia
southern wood fern 5
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Macrothelypteris torresiana 6
Clover Fern 7
Marsilea quadrifolia
sensitive fern 8
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea 9
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea
Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamomea
interrupted fern 10
Osmunda claytoniana
royal fern 11
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Osmunda regalis spectabilis
smooth cliffbrake 2
Pellaea glabella
Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella 12
Pellaea glabella glabella
broad beech fern 4
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
resurrection fern 13
Pleopeltis polypodioides
Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana
Pleopeltis polypodioides michauxiana
Appalachian rockcap fern 14
Polypodium appalachianum
rock polypody 15
Polypodium virginianum
Christmas fern 16
Polystichum acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides acrostichoides
common bracken 17
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum 18
Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum
Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum 19
Pteridium aquilinum pseudocaudatum
spider brake
Pteris multifida
Downy maiden fern
Thelypteris dentata
Thelypteris noveboracensis 20
Parathelypteris noveboracensis
marsh fern 4
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens 21
Thelypteris palustris pubescens
Trichomanes boschianum 22
Vandenboschia boschiana
Trichomanes intricatum 23
Crepidomanes intricatum
Appalachian shoestring fern 24
Vittaria appalachiana
Woodsia appalachiana
Blunt Woodsia 25
Woodsia obtusa
Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa
Woodsia obtusa obtusa
Virginia chainfern 26
Woodwardia virginica
Argyrochosma incana 27
Southwestern False Cloak Fern
Argyrochosma limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. limitanea 28
Argyrochosma limitanea limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. mexicana
Argyrochosma limitanea mexicana
Argyrochosma microphylla 29
Asplenium × alternifolium 30
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 31
Asplenium auritum
little spleenwort
Asplenium exiguum
varicolored spleenwort 32
Asplenium heterochroum
single-sorus spleenwort 31
Asplenium monanthes
Palmer's spleenwort 22
Asplenium palmeri
ruffled spleenwort
Asplenium plenum
triangle spleenwort
Asplenium pumilum
Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum 33
Asplenium scolopendrium americanum
American bird's-nest fern 34
Asplenium serratum
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. quadrivalens 35
Asplenium trichomanes quadrivalens
Asplenium trichomanes-dentatum 36
Asplenium dentatum
Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum 37
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 38
Astrolepis integerrima
wavy scale cloakfern 38
Astrolepis sinuata
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. mexicana
Astrolepis sinuata mexicana
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata 39
Astrolepis sinuata sinuata
Windham's scaly cloakfern 40
Astrolepis windhamii
Athyrium americanum 41
Athyrium distentifolium americanum
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum 4
Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum
Water Fern 42
Azolla filiculoides
Mexican mosquito fern 43
Azolla microphylla
ferny azolla 44
Azolla pinnata
Azolla pinnata ssp. asiatica
Azolla pinnata asiatica
Blechnum occidentale 45
Swamp Fern 4
Blechnum serrulatum
Copper Fern 46
Bommeria hispida
Campyloneurum angustifolium 47
Campyloneurum costatum
Long strapfern 9
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Ceratopteris pteridoides 48
Ceratopteris richardii
Water Fern 49
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Cheilanthes × fibrillosa
Myriopteris × fibrillosa
Cheilanthes × parishii
Myriopteris × parishii
Cheilanthes aemula 50
Myriopteris aemula

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