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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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Osmunda × ruggii
Osmunda cinnamomea var. glandulosa
Osmunda cinnamomea glandulosa
Pecluma dispersa 1
Pecluma plumula 2
Pecluma ptilodon
Pecluma ptilodon ssp. caespitosum
Pecluma ptilodon caespitosum
Pellaea × glaciogena
heartleaf cliffbrake
Pellaea cordifolia
Gastony's Cliffbrake 3
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 4
Pellaea ovata
trans-Pecos cliffbrake 5
Pellaea ternifolia
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
Pellaea ternifolia arizonica
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. ternifolia 6
Pellaea ternifolia ternifolia
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. villosa
Pellaea ternifolia villosa
Wright's cliffbrake 3
Pellaea wrightiana
Pale Silverback Fern 7
Pentagramma pallida
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii 8
Pentagramma triangularis maxonii
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis 9
Pentagramma triangularis triangularis
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa 10
Pentagramma triangularis viscosa
Phanerophlebia auriculata 1
Bellybutton Veinfern 11
Phanerophlebia umbonata
long beech fern 12
Phegopteris connectilis
Golden polypody 13
Phlebodium aureum
false golden polypody 14
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
Phymatosorus scolopendria 15
silver fern 16
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Pityrogramma trifoliata 3
Pleopeltis astrolepis 17
Pleopeltis polylepis 18
Pleopeltis polylepis var. erythrolepis
Pleopeltis polylepis erythrolepis
Pleopeltis riograndensis
Irregular Polypody 19
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 20
Polystichum braunii
California shield fern 21
Polystichum californicum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum
Polystichum imbricans curtum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans 7
Polystichum imbricans imbricans
Northern holly fern 22
Polystichum lonchitis
mountain holly fern 23
Polystichum scopulinum
Alaska holly fern 1
Polystichum setigerum
Korean rock fern 24
Polystichum tsus-simense
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 25
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens
Southern Brackenfern 26
Pteridium caudatum
Pteris × delchampsii
Bahama Brake
Pteris bahamensis
Cretan brake 27
Pteris cretica
Pteris cretica var. albolineata 28
Pteris cretica albolineata
Pteris cretica var. cretica
Pteris cretica cretica
Pteris grandifolia
Pteris longifolia
Pteris plumula
Shaking Brake 29
Pteris tremula
Pteris tripartita 30
Ladder Fern 27
Pteris vittata
leatherleaf fern
Rumohra adiantiformis
Water Spangles 31
Salvinia minima
Giant Salvinia 32
Salvinia molesta
Floating Fern 33
Salvinia natans
Salvinia oblongifolia 12
curly grass fern 34
Schizaea pusilla
Stenochlaena tenuifolia 35
Tectaria × amesiana
Tectaria coriandrifolia
Tectaria fimbriata
Tectaria heracleifolia 36
Tectaria incisa 37
Abrupt-tipped maiden fern 13
Thelypteris augescens
Thelypteris grandis
Thelypteris hispidula
Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor
Thelypteris hispidula versicolor
Thelypteris interrupta 13
Stately maiden fern 38
Thelypteris kunthii
Thelypteris opulenta
Ovate maiden fern 39
Thelypteris ovata
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri
Thelypteris ovata lindheimeri
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
Thelypteris ovata ovata
Grid-scale maiden fern
Thelypteris patens
Thelypteris pilosa 18
Thelypteris pilosa var. alabamensis
Thelypteris pilosa alabamensis
Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis 40
Thelypteris puberula sonorensis
Queen's veil mountain fern 41
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

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