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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Taxonomy
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- Wood Ferns Genus Dryopteris

Coastal Woodfern ¹
Dryopteris arguta

northern wood fern ²
Dryopteris expansa

Male fern ³
Dryopteris filix-mas

Dryopteris crinalis

Goldie's wood fern ⁴
Dryopteris goldiana

spinulose wood fern ⁵
Dryopteris carthusiana

marginal wood fern ⁶
Dryopteris marginalis

Dryopteris × australis ⁷

log fern ⁸
Dryopteris celsa

Intermediate Wood Fern ⁹
Dryopteris intermedia

southern wood fern ¹⁰
Dryopteris ludoviciana

Benedict's wood fern
Dryopteris × benedictii

Boott's wood fern
Dryopteris × boottii

Burgess' wood fern
Dryopteris × burgessii

Dowell's wood fern
Dryopteris × dowellii

Leeds' wood fern
Dryopteris × leedsii

simulated log fern
Dryopteris × mickelii

Wherry's wood fern
Dryopteris × neowherryi

Pittsford wood fern
Dryopteris × pittsfordensis

spaced wood fern ⁷
Dryopteris × separabilis

Slosson's wood fern
Dryopteris × slossoniae

triploid wood fern
Dryopteris × triploidea

Braun's wood fern
Dryopteris × uliginosa

Mountain Wood Fern ¹¹
Dryopteris campyloptera

cinnamon wood fern
Dryopteris cinnamomea

Clinton's wood fern ⁹
Dryopteris clintoniana

Crested Buckler-fern ¹²
Dryopteris cristata

fragrant wood fern ¹³
Dryopteris fragrans

Dryopteris rossii ¹⁴

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Ferns of North America

Coastal Woodfern 1 Dryopteris arguta

northern wood fern 2 Dryopteris expansa

Male fern 3 Dryopteris filix-mas

Dryopteris crinalis

Goldie's wood fern 4 Dryopteris goldiana

spinulose wood fern 5 Dryopteris carthusiana

marginal wood fern 6 Dryopteris marginalis

Dryopteris × australis 7

log fern 8 Dryopteris celsa

Intermediate Wood Fern 9 Dryopteris intermedia

southern wood fern 10 Dryopteris ludoviciana

Benedict's wood fern Dryopteris × benedictii

Boott's wood fern Dryopteris × boottii

Burgess' wood fern Dryopteris × burgessii

Dowell's wood fern Dryopteris × dowellii

Leeds' wood fern Dryopteris × leedsii

simulated log fern Dryopteris × mickelii

Wherry's wood fern Dryopteris × neowherryi

Pittsford wood fern Dryopteris × pittsfordensis

spaced wood fern 7 Dryopteris × separabilis

Slosson's wood fern Dryopteris × slossoniae

triploid wood fern Dryopteris × triploidea

Braun's wood fern Dryopteris × uliginosa

Mountain Wood Fern 11 Dryopteris campyloptera

cinnamon wood fern Dryopteris cinnamomea

Clinton's wood fern 9 Dryopteris clintoniana

Crested Buckler-fern 12 Dryopteris cristata

fragrant wood fern 13 Dryopteris fragrans

Dryopteris rossii 14