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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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brittle bladderfern 1
Cystopteris fragilis
Bulblet Fern 2
Cystopteris bulbifera
lowland brittle fern 3
Cystopteris protrusa
Tennessee bulblet fern
Cystopteris tennesseensis
northern oak fern 4
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Laurentian bulblet fern
Cystopteris laurentiana
brittle bladderfern 5
Cystopteris tenuis
Cystopteris × illinoensis
Cystopteris × wagneri
Mountain Bladder-fern 6
Cystopteris montana
Cystopteris reevesiana
Cystopteris utahensis
Britton's Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium × brittonianum
Gymnocarpium × heterosporum
Intermediate Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium × intermedium
Appalachian oak fern 7
Gymnocarpium appalachianum
Pacific oak fern 8
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Northern Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium jessoense
Gymnocarpium jessoense ssp. parvulum
Gymnocarpium continentale
limestone oak fern 9
Gymnocarpium robertianum

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