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 Polypody ¹
Polypodium californicum

Nested Polypody ²
Polypodium calirhiza

Licorice Fern ³
Polypodium glycyrrhiza

western polypody ⁴
Polypodium hesperium

Leathery Polypody ⁵
Polypodium scouleri

resurrection fern ⁶
Pleopeltis polypodioides

Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana
Pleopeltis polypodioides michauxiana

Appalachian rockcap fern ⁷
Polypodium appalachianum

rock polypody ¹
Polypodium virginianum

Campyloneurum angustifolium ⁸

Campyloneurum costatum

Long strapfern ⁹
Campyloneurum phyllitidis

Microgramma heterophylla

Neurodium lanceolatum

Pecluma dispersa ¹⁰

Pecluma plumula ¹¹

Pecluma ptilodon

Pecluma ptilodon ssp. caespitosum
Pecluma ptilodon caespitosum

Golden polypody ¹²
Phlebodium aureum

false golden polypody ¹³
Phlebodium pseudoaureum

Pleopeltis astrolepis ¹⁴

Pleopeltis polylepis ¹⁵

Pleopeltis polylepis var. erythrolepis
Pleopeltis polylepis erythrolepis

Pleopeltis riograndensis

Irregular Polypody ¹⁶
Polypodium amorphum

Polypodium saximontanum

Siberian Polypody
Polypodium sibiricum

Polypodium triseriale ¹⁰
Serpocaulon triseriale

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Ferns of North America

California Polypody 1 Polypodium californicum

Nested Polypody 2 Polypodium calirhiza

Licorice Fern 3 Polypodium glycyrrhiza

western polypody 4 Polypodium hesperium

Leathery Polypody 5 Polypodium scouleri

resurrection fern 6 Pleopeltis polypodioides

Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana Pleopeltis polypodioides michauxiana

Appalachian rockcap fern 7 Polypodium appalachianum

rock polypody 1 Polypodium virginianum

Long strapfern 9 Campyloneurum phyllitidis

Pecluma ptilodon ssp. caespitosum Pecluma ptilodon caespitosum

Golden polypody 12 Phlebodium aureum

false golden polypody 13 Phlebodium pseudoaureum

Pleopeltis polylepis var. erythrolepis Pleopeltis polylepis erythrolepis

Irregular Polypody 16 Polypodium amorphum

Siberian Polypody Polypodium sibiricum

Polypodium triseriale 10 Serpocaulon triseriale