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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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Thelypteris simulata 1
Parathelypteris simulata
Free-tip star-hair fern
Thelypteris tetragona
Trichomanes holopterum
Trichomanes krausii
Didymoglossum krausii
Trichomanes lineolatum
Didymoglossum lineolatum
Trichomanes membranaceum
Didymoglossum membranaceum
Trichomanes petersii 2
Didymoglossum petersii
Trichomanes punctatum
Didymoglossum punctatum
Trichomanes punctatum ssp. floridanum
Trichomanes punctatum floridanum
Shoestring Fern 3
Vittaria lineata
Abbe's Woodsia 4
Woodsia × abbeae
Slender Woodsia
Woodsia × gracilis
Woodsia × kansana
Maxon's Woodsia
Woodsia × maxonii
alpine woodsia 5
Woodsia alpina
Cochise woodsia 6
Woodsia cochisensis
smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella
Rusty Woodsia 7
Woodsia ilvensis
New Mexican woodsia 8
Woodsia neomexicana
Woodsia obtusa ssp. occidentalis
Woodsia obtusa occidentalis
Oregon woodsia 9
Woodsia oregana
Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana
Woodsia oregana cathcartiana
Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana
Woodsia oregana oregana
Phillips's cliff fern 10
Woodsia phillipsii
Plummer's woodsia 11
Woodsia plummerae
Rocky Mountain woodsia 9
Woodsia scopulina
Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana
Woodsia scopulina laurentiana
Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina
Woodsia scopulina scopulina
European Chain Fern 12
Woodwardia radicans
Tryon's Woodsia
Woodsia × tryonis

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