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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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California Maidenhair Fern 1
Adiantum jordanii
Jones' false cloak fern 2
Argyrochosma jonesii
California lacefern 3
Aspidotis californica
Carlotta Hall's lace fern 4
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae
serpentine fern 5
Aspidotis densa
scaly cloak-fern 6
Astrolepis cochisensis
Cleveland's Lipfern 7
Myriopteris clevelandii
Cooper's Lip Fern 8
Myriopteris cooperae
Coville's lip fern 9
Myriopteris covillei
Fee's Lip Fern 10
Myriopteris gracilis
lace lip fern 11
Myriopteris gracillima
Coastal Lip Fern 3
Myriopteris intertexta
Newberry's lip fern 12
Myriopteris newberryi
Parry's lip fern 13
Myriopteris parryi
viscid lip fern 14
Myriopteris viscida
American parsley fern 15
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Cascade parsley fern 16
Cryptogramma cascadensis
California Cloak-fern 17
Notholaena californica
Coffee Fern 11
Pellaea andromedifolia
Sierra cliffbrake 18
Pellaea brachyptera
Brewer's cliffbrake 19
Pellaea breweri
Bridges' cliffbrake
Pellaea bridgesii
bird's foot cliffbrake 20
Pellaea mucronata
spiny cliff-brake 17
Pellaea truncata
Goldback Fern 21
Pentagramma triangularis
Kauai Digit Fern
Doryopteris angelica
Pteris lydgatei
northern maidenhair fern 3
Adiantum pedatum
purple-stem cliffbrake 22
Pellaea atropurpurea
black maidenhair fern 23
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Powdery Cloakfern 24
Argyrochosma dealbata
Cheilanthes alabamensis 25
Myriopteris alabamensis
Cheilanthes lanosa 26
Myriopteris lanosa
smooth cliffbrake 27
Pellaea glabella
Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella 28
Pellaea glabella glabella
spider brake
Pteris multifida
Appalachian shoestring fern 29
Vittaria appalachiana
Argyrochosma incana 30
Southwestern False Cloak Fern
Argyrochosma limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. limitanea 31
Argyrochosma limitanea limitanea
Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. mexicana
Argyrochosma limitanea mexicana
Argyrochosma microphylla 32
Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. arizonica
Astrolepis cochisensis arizonica
Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. chihuahuaensis
Astrolepis cochisensis chihuahuaensis
Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. cochisensis
Astrolepis cochisensis cochisensis
Hybrid Cloakfern 33
Astrolepis integerrima
wavy scale cloakfern 33
Astrolepis sinuata
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. mexicana
Astrolepis sinuata mexicana
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata 34
Astrolepis sinuata sinuata
Windham's scaly cloakfern 35
Astrolepis windhamii
Copper Fern 36
Bommeria hispida
Ceratopteris pteridoides 37
Ceratopteris richardii
Water Fern 38
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Cheilanthes × fibrillosa
Myriopteris × fibrillosa
Cheilanthes × parishii
Myriopteris × parishii
Cheilanthes aemula 39
Myriopteris aemula
Cheilanthes bonariensis 40
Myriopteris aurea
Cheilanthes eatonii 23
Myriopteris rufa
Cheilanthes fendleri 41
Myriopteris fendleri
Cheilanthes horridula 25
Myriopteris scabra
Cheilanthes lendigera 42
Myriopteris lendigera
Whitefoot Lipfern 39
Cheilanthes leucopoda
Cheilanthes lindheimeri 43
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Cheilanthes microphylla 39
Myriopteris microphylla
Cheilanthes notholaenoides
Myriopteris notholaenoides
Cheilanthes pringlei 41
Myriopteris pringlei
Cheilanthes tomentosa 25
Myriopteris tomentosa
Cheilanthes villosa
Myriopteris windhamii
Cheilanthes wootonii 6
Myriopteris wootonii
Cheilanthes wrightii 35
Myriopteris wrightii
Cheilanthes yavapensis 44
Myriopteris yavapensis
Alaska parsley fern 45
Cryptogramma sitchensis
Steller's rock-brake 27
Cryptogramma stelleri
Gaga arizonica
Gaga kaulfussii
Notholaena aliena
Notholaena aschenborniana 33
Notholaena californica ssp. californica
Notholaena californica californica
Notholaena californica ssp. leucophylla
Notholaena californica leucophylla
Copeland's Cloak Fern 33
Notholaena copelandii
Notholaena grayi
Notholaena grayi ssp. grayi
Notholaena grayi grayi
Notholaena grayi ssp. sonorensis
Notholaena grayi sonorensis
Notholaena greggii
Notholaena lemmonii 46
Notholaena nealleyi 47
Notholaena neglecta 39
star cloak fern 36
Notholaena standleyi
Pellaea × glaciogena
heartleaf cliffbrake
Pellaea cordifolia
Gastony's Cliffbrake 48
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 24
Pellaea ovata

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