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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hay-scented fern ¹
Microlepia strigosa

hay-scented fern ²
Dennstaedtia punctilobula

common bracken ³
Pteridium aquilinum

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum ⁴
Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum

Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum ⁵
Pteridium aquilinum pseudocaudatum

Dennstaedtia bipinnata ⁶

tropical hayscented fern
Dennstaedtia cicutaria

Dennstaedtia globulifera ⁷

creeping bramble fern
Hypolepis repens

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens ⁸
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens

Southern Brackenfern ⁹
Pteridium caudatum

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Ferns of North America

hay-scented fern 1 Microlepia strigosa

hay-scented fern 2 Dennstaedtia punctilobula

common bracken 3 Pteridium aquilinum

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum 4 Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum

Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum 5 Pteridium aquilinum pseudocaudatum

Dennstaedtia bipinnata 6

tropical hayscented fern Dennstaedtia cicutaria

Dennstaedtia globulifera 7

creeping bramble fern Hypolepis repens

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 8 Pteridium aquilinum pubescens

Southern Brackenfern 9 Pteridium caudatum