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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Cheilanthes bonariensis ¹
Myriopteris aurea

Cheilanthes eatonii ²
Myriopteris rufa

Cheilanthes fendleri ³
Myriopteris fendleri

Cheilanthes horridula ⁴
Myriopteris scabra

Cheilanthes lendigera ⁵
Myriopteris lendigera

Whitefoot Lipfern ⁶
Cheilanthes leucopoda

Cheilanthes lindheimeri ⁷
Myriopteris lindheimeri

Cheilanthes microphylla ⁶
Myriopteris microphylla

Cheilanthes notholaenoides
Myriopteris notholaenoides

Cheilanthes pringlei ³
Myriopteris pringlei

Cheilanthes tomentosa ⁴
Myriopteris tomentosa

Cheilanthes villosa
Myriopteris windhamii

Cheilanthes wootonii ⁸
Myriopteris wootonii

Cheilanthes wrightii ⁹
Myriopteris wrightii

Cheilanthes yavapensis ¹⁰
Myriopteris yavapensis

Alaska parsley fern ¹¹
Cryptogramma sitchensis

Steller's rock-brake ¹²
Cryptogramma stelleri

Florida Tree Fern ¹³
Ctenitis sloanei

Ctenitis submarginalis

Australian tree fern ¹⁴
Cyathea cooperi

Cyrtomium caryotideum

House Holly-fern ¹⁵
Cyrtomium falcatum

Cystopteris × illinoensis

Cystopteris × wagneri

Mountain Bladder-fern ¹⁶
Cystopteris montana

Cystopteris reevesiana

Cystopteris utahensis

Dennstaedtia bipinnata ¹⁷

tropical hayscented fern
Dennstaedtia cicutaria

Dennstaedtia globulifera ¹⁸

Japanese lady fern ¹⁹
Deparia petersenii

drooping forked fern ²⁰
Dicranopteris flexuosa

Vegetable Fern ²¹
Diplazium esculentum

Diplazium lonchophyllum ¹⁷

Drynaria quercifolia ²²

Benedict's wood fern
Dryopteris × benedictii

Boott's wood fern
Dryopteris × boottii

Burgess' wood fern
Dryopteris × burgessii

Dowell's wood fern
Dryopteris × dowellii

Leeds' wood fern
Dryopteris × leedsii

simulated log fern
Dryopteris × mickelii

Wherry's wood fern
Dryopteris × neowherryi

Pittsford wood fern
Dryopteris × pittsfordensis

spaced wood fern ²³
Dryopteris × separabilis

Slosson's wood fern
Dryopteris × slossoniae

triploid wood fern
Dryopteris × triploidea

Braun's wood fern
Dryopteris × uliginosa

Mountain Wood Fern ²⁴
Dryopteris campyloptera

cinnamon wood fern
Dryopteris cinnamomea

Clinton's wood fern ²⁵
Dryopteris clintoniana

Crested Buckler-fern ²⁶
Dryopteris cristata

fragrant wood fern ²⁷
Dryopteris fragrans

Dryopteris rossii ¹⁷

Gaga arizonica

Gaga kaulfussii

Grammitis nimbata
Micropolypodium nimbatum

Britton's Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium × brittonianum

Gymnocarpium × heterosporum

Intermediate Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium × intermedium

Appalachian oak fern ²⁸
Gymnocarpium appalachianum

Pacific oak fern ²⁹
Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Northern Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium jessoense

Gymnocarpium jessoense ssp. parvulum
Gymnocarpium continentale

limestone oak fern ³⁰
Gymnocarpium robertianum

gorge filmy fern
Hymenophyllum tayloriae

Tunbridge filmy fern ³¹
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense

Wright's Filmy Fern
Hymenophyllum wrightii

creeping bramble fern
Hypolepis repens

Lomariopsis kunzeana

Marsilea ancylopoda ²⁸

Short-fruit Nardoo ³²
Marsilea hirsuta

Bigfoot Waterclover ³³
Marsilea macropoda

Marsilea minuta ³⁴

Marsilea mollis ³⁵

Nardoo ³⁶
Marsilea mutica

Marsilea oligospora ¹⁷

Water Clover ³⁷
Marsilea vestita

Ostrich Fern ¹⁶
Matteuccia struthiopteris

Microgramma heterophylla

Nephrolepis × averyi

Broad Sword Fern ³⁴
Nephrolepis biserrata

Tuber ladder fern ¹⁴
Nephrolepis cordifolia

Southern sword fern ³⁸
Nephrolepis exaltata

Nephrolepis falcata ²²

Nephrolepis multiflora

Neurodium lanceolatum

Notholaena aliena

Notholaena aschenborniana ¹⁸

Notholaena californica ssp. californica
Notholaena californica californica

Notholaena californica ssp. leucophylla
Notholaena californica leucophylla

Copeland's Cloak Fern ¹⁸
Notholaena copelandii

Notholaena grayi

Notholaena grayi ssp. grayi
Notholaena grayi grayi

Notholaena grayi ssp. sonorensis
Notholaena grayi sonorensis

Notholaena greggii

Notholaena lemmonii ³⁹

Notholaena nealleyi ⁴⁰

Notholaena neglecta ⁶

star cloak fern ⁴¹
Notholaena standleyi

Odontosoria clavata

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Ferns of North America

Cheilanthes bonariensis 1 Myriopteris aurea

Cheilanthes eatonii 2 Myriopteris rufa

Cheilanthes fendleri 3 Myriopteris fendleri

Cheilanthes horridula 4 Myriopteris scabra

Cheilanthes lendigera 5 Myriopteris lendigera

Whitefoot Lipfern 6 Cheilanthes leucopoda

Cheilanthes lindheimeri 7 Myriopteris lindheimeri

Cheilanthes microphylla 6 Myriopteris microphylla

Cheilanthes notholaenoides Myriopteris notholaenoides

Cheilanthes pringlei 3 Myriopteris pringlei

Cheilanthes tomentosa 4 Myriopteris tomentosa

Cheilanthes villosa Myriopteris windhamii

Cheilanthes wootonii 8 Myriopteris wootonii

Cheilanthes wrightii 9 Myriopteris wrightii

Cheilanthes yavapensis 10 Myriopteris yavapensis

Alaska parsley fern 11 Cryptogramma sitchensis

Steller's rock-brake 12 Cryptogramma stelleri

Florida Tree Fern 13 Ctenitis sloanei

Australian tree fern 14 Cyathea cooperi

House Holly-fern 15 Cyrtomium falcatum

Mountain Bladder-fern 16 Cystopteris montana

tropical hayscented fern Dennstaedtia cicutaria

Japanese lady fern 19 Deparia petersenii

drooping forked fern 20 Dicranopteris flexuosa

Vegetable Fern 21 Diplazium esculentum

Benedict's wood fern Dryopteris × benedictii

Boott's wood fern Dryopteris × boottii

Burgess' wood fern Dryopteris × burgessii

Dowell's wood fern Dryopteris × dowellii

Leeds' wood fern Dryopteris × leedsii

simulated log fern Dryopteris × mickelii

Wherry's wood fern Dryopteris × neowherryi

Pittsford wood fern Dryopteris × pittsfordensis

spaced wood fern 23 Dryopteris × separabilis

Slosson's wood fern Dryopteris × slossoniae

triploid wood fern Dryopteris × triploidea

Braun's wood fern Dryopteris × uliginosa

Mountain Wood Fern 24 Dryopteris campyloptera

cinnamon wood fern Dryopteris cinnamomea

Clinton's wood fern 25 Dryopteris clintoniana

Crested Buckler-fern 26 Dryopteris cristata

fragrant wood fern 27 Dryopteris fragrans

Grammitis nimbata Micropolypodium nimbatum

Britton's Oak Fern Gymnocarpium × brittonianum

Intermediate Oak Fern Gymnocarpium × intermedium

Appalachian oak fern 28 Gymnocarpium appalachianum

Pacific oak fern 29 Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Northern Oak Fern Gymnocarpium jessoense

Gymnocarpium jessoense ssp. parvulum Gymnocarpium continentale

limestone oak fern 30 Gymnocarpium robertianum

gorge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tayloriae

Tunbridge filmy fern 31 Hymenophyllum tunbrigense

Wright's Filmy Fern Hymenophyllum wrightii

creeping bramble fern Hypolepis repens

Short-fruit Nardoo 32 Marsilea hirsuta

Bigfoot Waterclover 33 Marsilea macropoda

Nardoo 36 Marsilea mutica

Water Clover 37 Marsilea vestita

Ostrich Fern 16 Matteuccia struthiopteris

Broad Sword Fern 34 Nephrolepis biserrata

Tuber ladder fern 14 Nephrolepis cordifolia

Southern sword fern 38 Nephrolepis exaltata

Notholaena californica ssp. californica Notholaena californica californica

Notholaena californica ssp. leucophylla Notholaena californica leucophylla

Copeland's Cloak Fern 18 Notholaena copelandii

Notholaena grayi ssp. grayi Notholaena grayi grayi

Notholaena grayi ssp. sonorensis Notholaena grayi sonorensis

star cloak fern 41 Notholaena standleyi