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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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Dudley's shield fern 1
Polystichum dudleyi
Narrowleaf sword fern 2
Polystichum imbricans
Kruckeberg's sword fern 3
Polystichum kruckebergii
Lemmon's holly fern 4
Polystichum lemmonii
Western Sword Fern 5
Polystichum munitum
Christmas fern 6
Polystichum acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides acrostichoides
Hagenah's holly fern
Polystichum × hagenahii
Potter's shield fern
Polystichum × potteri
Polystichum acrostichoides var. lonchitoides
Polystichum acrostichoides lonchitoides
Anderson's holly fern 3
Polystichum andersonii
Braun's holly fern 7
Polystichum braunii
California shield fern 1
Polystichum californicum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum
Polystichum imbricans curtum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans 2
Polystichum imbricans imbricans
Northern holly fern 8
Polystichum lonchitis
mountain holly fern 9
Polystichum scopulinum
Alaska holly fern 3
Polystichum setigerum
Korean rock fern 10
Polystichum tsus-simense

Edited by mycomedic

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