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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American pillwort ¹
Pilularia americana

Villous Waterclover
Marsilea villosa

Eastern Mosquito Fern ²
Azolla caroliniana

Clover Fern ³
Marsilea quadrifolia

Water Fern ⁴
Azolla filiculoides

Mexican mosquito fern ⁵
Azolla microphylla

ferny azolla ⁶
Azolla pinnata

Azolla pinnata ssp. asiatica
Azolla pinnata asiatica

Marsilea ancylopoda ⁷

Short-fruit Nardoo ⁸
Marsilea hirsuta

Bigfoot Waterclover ⁹
Marsilea macropoda

Marsilea minuta ¹⁰

Marsilea mollis ¹¹

Nardoo ¹²
Marsilea mutica

Marsilea oligospora ¹³

Water Clover ¹⁴
Marsilea vestita

Water Spangles ¹⁵
Salvinia minima

Giant Salvinia ¹⁶
Salvinia molesta

Floating Fern ¹⁷
Salvinia natans

Salvinia oblongifolia ¹⁸

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Ferns of North America

American pillwort 1 Pilularia americana

Villous Waterclover Marsilea villosa

Eastern Mosquito Fern 2 Azolla caroliniana

Clover Fern 3 Marsilea quadrifolia

Water Fern 4 Azolla filiculoides

Mexican mosquito fern 5 Azolla microphylla

ferny azolla 6 Azolla pinnata

Azolla pinnata ssp. asiatica Azolla pinnata asiatica

Marsilea ancylopoda 7

Short-fruit Nardoo 8 Marsilea hirsuta

Bigfoot Waterclover 9 Marsilea macropoda

Marsilea minuta 10

Marsilea mollis 11

Nardoo 12 Marsilea mutica

Marsilea oligospora 13

Water Clover 14 Marsilea vestita

Water Spangles 15 Salvinia minima

Giant Salvinia 16 Salvinia molesta

Floating Fern 17 Salvinia natans

Salvinia oblongifolia 18