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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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Appalachian oak fern 1
Gymnocarpium appalachianum
Pacific oak fern 2
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Northern Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium jessoense
Gymnocarpium jessoense ssp. parvulum
Gymnocarpium continentale
limestone oak fern 3
Gymnocarpium robertianum
gorge filmy fern
Hymenophyllum tayloriae
Tunbridge filmy fern 4
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense
Wright's Filmy Fern
Hymenophyllum wrightii
creeping bramble fern
Hypolepis repens
Lomariopsis kunzeana
Marsilea ancylopoda 1
Short-fruit Nardoo 5
Marsilea hirsuta
Bigfoot Waterclover 6
Marsilea macropoda
Marsilea minuta 7
Marsilea mollis 8
Nardoo 9
Marsilea mutica
Marsilea oligospora 10
Water Clover 11
Marsilea vestita
Ostrich Fern 12
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Microgramma heterophylla
Nephrolepis × averyi
Broad Sword Fern 7
Nephrolepis biserrata
Tuber ladder fern 13
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Southern sword fern 14
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepis falcata 15
Nephrolepis multiflora
Neurodium lanceolatum
Notholaena aliena
Notholaena aschenborniana 16
Notholaena californica ssp. californica
Notholaena californica californica
Notholaena californica ssp. leucophylla
Notholaena californica leucophylla
Copeland's Cloak Fern 16
Notholaena copelandii
Notholaena grayi
Notholaena grayi ssp. grayi
Notholaena grayi grayi
Notholaena grayi ssp. sonorensis
Notholaena grayi sonorensis
Notholaena greggii
Notholaena lemmonii 17
Notholaena nealleyi 18
Notholaena neglecta 19
star cloak fern 20
Notholaena standleyi
Odontosoria clavata
bulbous adder's-tongue 21
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides var. crotalophoroides
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides crotalophoroides
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides var. nanum
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides nanum
slender adder's-tongue 1
Ophioglossum nudicaule
ribbon fern
Ophioglossum pendulum
stalked adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum
Ophioglossum polyphyllum
Osmunda × ruggii
Osmunda cinnamomea var. glandulosa
Osmunda cinnamomea glandulosa
Pecluma dispersa 1
Pecluma plumula 22
Pecluma ptilodon
Pecluma ptilodon ssp. caespitosum
Pecluma ptilodon caespitosum
Pellaea × glaciogena
heartleaf cliffbrake
Pellaea cordifolia
Gastony's Cliffbrake 10
Pellaea gastonyi
Pellaea glabella ssp. missouriensis
Pellaea glabella missouriensis
Pellaea glabella ssp. occidentalis
Pellaea glabella occidentalis
Pellaea glabella ssp. simplex
Pellaea glabella simplex
intermediate cliffbrake
Pellaea intermedia
Pellaea lyngholmii
Pellaea mucronata ssp. californica
Pellaea mucronata californica
Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata
Pellaea mucronata mucronata
Ovate-leaf Cliffbrake 23
Pellaea ovata
trans-Pecos cliffbrake 24
Pellaea ternifolia
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
Pellaea ternifolia arizonica
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. ternifolia 25
Pellaea ternifolia ternifolia
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. villosa
Pellaea ternifolia villosa
Wright's cliffbrake 10
Pellaea wrightiana
Pale Silverback Fern 26
Pentagramma pallida
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii 27
Pentagramma triangularis maxonii
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis 28
Pentagramma triangularis triangularis
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa 29
Pentagramma triangularis viscosa
Phanerophlebia auriculata 1
Bellybutton Veinfern 30
Phanerophlebia umbonata
long beech fern 31
Phegopteris connectilis
Golden polypody 32
Phlebodium aureum
false golden polypody 33
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
Phymatosorus scolopendria 15
silver fern 34
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Pityrogramma trifoliata 10
Pleopeltis astrolepis 35
Pleopeltis polylepis 36
Pleopeltis polylepis var. erythrolepis
Pleopeltis polylepis erythrolepis
Pleopeltis riograndensis
Irregular Polypody 37
Polypodium amorphum
Polypodium saximontanum
Siberian Polypody
Polypodium sibiricum
Polypodium triseriale 1
Serpocaulon triseriale
Hagenah's holly fern
Polystichum × hagenahii
Potter's shield fern
Polystichum × potteri
Polystichum acrostichoides var. lonchitoides
Polystichum acrostichoides lonchitoides
Anderson's holly fern 1
Polystichum andersonii
Braun's holly fern 38
Polystichum braunii
California shield fern 14
Polystichum californicum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum
Polystichum imbricans curtum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans 26
Polystichum imbricans imbricans
Northern holly fern 39
Polystichum lonchitis
mountain holly fern 40
Polystichum scopulinum

Edited by mycomedic

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