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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Jones' false cloak fern ¹
Argyrochosma jonesii

California lacefern ²
Aspidotis californica

Carlotta Hall's lace fern ³
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae

serpentine fern ⁴
Aspidotis densa

scaly cloak-fern ⁵
Astrolepis cochisensis

Cleveland's Lipfern ⁶
Myriopteris clevelandii

Cooper's Lip Fern ⁷
Myriopteris cooperae

Coville's lip fern ⁸
Myriopteris covillei

Fee's Lip Fern ⁹
Myriopteris gracilis

lace lip fern ¹⁰
Myriopteris gracillima

Coastal Lip Fern ²
Myriopteris intertexta

Newberry's lip fern ¹¹
Myriopteris newberryi

Parry's lip fern ¹²
Myriopteris parryi

viscid lip fern ¹³
Myriopteris viscida

California Cloak-fern ¹⁴
Notholaena californica

Coffee Fern ¹⁰
Pellaea andromedifolia

Sierra cliffbrake ¹⁵
Pellaea brachyptera

Brewer's cliffbrake ¹⁶
Pellaea breweri

Bridges' cliffbrake
Pellaea bridgesii

bird's foot cliffbrake ¹⁷
Pellaea mucronata

spiny cliff-brake ¹⁴
Pellaea truncata

Goldback Fern ¹⁸
Pentagramma triangularis

Kauai Digit Fern
Doryopteris angelica

purple-stem cliffbrake ¹⁹
Pellaea atropurpurea

Powdery Cloakfern ²⁰
Argyrochosma dealbata

Cheilanthes alabamensis ²¹
Myriopteris alabamensis

Cheilanthes lanosa ²²
Myriopteris lanosa

smooth cliffbrake ²³
Pellaea glabella

Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella ²⁴
Pellaea glabella glabella

Argyrochosma incana ²⁵

Southwestern False Cloak Fern
Argyrochosma limitanea

Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. limitanea ²⁶
Argyrochosma limitanea limitanea

Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. mexicana
Argyrochosma limitanea mexicana

Argyrochosma microphylla ²⁷

Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. arizonica
Astrolepis cochisensis arizonica

Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. chihuahuaensis
Astrolepis cochisensis chihuahuaensis

Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. cochisensis
Astrolepis cochisensis cochisensis

Hybrid Cloakfern ²⁸
Astrolepis integerrima

wavy scale cloakfern ²⁸
Astrolepis sinuata

Astrolepis sinuata ssp. mexicana
Astrolepis sinuata mexicana

Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata ²⁹
Astrolepis sinuata sinuata

Windham's scaly cloakfern ³⁰
Astrolepis windhamii

Copper Fern ³¹
Bommeria hispida

Cheilanthes × fibrillosa
Myriopteris × fibrillosa

Cheilanthes × parishii
Myriopteris × parishii

Cheilanthes aemula ³²
Myriopteris aemula

Cheilanthes bonariensis ³³
Myriopteris aurea

Cheilanthes eatonii ³⁴
Myriopteris rufa

Cheilanthes fendleri ³⁵
Myriopteris fendleri

Cheilanthes horridula ²¹
Myriopteris scabra

Cheilanthes lendigera ³⁶
Myriopteris lendigera

Whitefoot Lipfern ³²
Cheilanthes leucopoda

Cheilanthes lindheimeri ³⁷
Myriopteris lindheimeri

Cheilanthes microphylla ³²
Myriopteris microphylla

Cheilanthes notholaenoides
Myriopteris notholaenoides

Cheilanthes pringlei ³⁵
Myriopteris pringlei

Cheilanthes tomentosa ²¹
Myriopteris tomentosa

Cheilanthes villosa
Myriopteris windhamii

Cheilanthes wootonii ⁵
Myriopteris wootonii

Cheilanthes wrightii ³⁰
Myriopteris wrightii

Cheilanthes yavapensis ³⁸
Myriopteris yavapensis

Gaga arizonica

Gaga kaulfussii

Notholaena aliena

Notholaena aschenborniana ²⁸

Notholaena californica ssp. californica
Notholaena californica californica

Notholaena californica ssp. leucophylla
Notholaena californica leucophylla

Copeland's Cloak Fern ²⁸
Notholaena copelandii

Notholaena grayi

Notholaena grayi ssp. grayi
Notholaena grayi grayi

Notholaena grayi ssp. sonorensis
Notholaena grayi sonorensis

Notholaena greggii

Notholaena lemmonii ³⁹

Notholaena nealleyi ⁴⁰

Notholaena neglecta ³²

star cloak fern ³¹
Notholaena standleyi

Pellaea × glaciogena

heartleaf cliffbrake
Pellaea cordifolia

Gastony's Cliffbrake ⁴¹
Pellaea gastonyi

Pellaea glabella ssp. missouriensis
Pellaea glabella missouriensis

Pellaea glabella ssp. occidentalis
Pellaea glabella occidentalis

Pellaea glabella ssp. simplex
Pellaea glabella simplex

intermediate cliffbrake
Pellaea intermedia

Pellaea lyngholmii

Pellaea mucronata ssp. californica
Pellaea mucronata californica

Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata
Pellaea mucronata mucronata

Ovate-leaf Cliffbrake ²⁰
Pellaea ovata

trans-Pecos cliffbrake ⁴²
Pellaea ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
Pellaea ternifolia arizonica

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. ternifolia ⁴³
Pellaea ternifolia ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. villosa
Pellaea ternifolia villosa

Wright's cliffbrake ⁴¹
Pellaea wrightiana

Pale Silverback Fern ¹⁵
Pentagramma pallida

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii ⁴⁴
Pentagramma triangularis maxonii

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis ⁴⁵
Pentagramma triangularis triangularis

Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa ⁴⁶
Pentagramma triangularis viscosa

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Ferns of North America

Jones' false cloak fern 1 Argyrochosma jonesii

California lacefern 2 Aspidotis californica

Carlotta Hall's lace fern 3 Aspidotis carlotta-halliae

serpentine fern 4 Aspidotis densa

scaly cloak-fern 5 Astrolepis cochisensis

Cleveland's Lipfern 6 Myriopteris clevelandii

Cooper's Lip Fern 7 Myriopteris cooperae

Coville's lip fern 8 Myriopteris covillei

Fee's Lip Fern 9 Myriopteris gracilis

lace lip fern 10 Myriopteris gracillima

Coastal Lip Fern 2 Myriopteris intertexta

Newberry's lip fern 11 Myriopteris newberryi

Parry's lip fern 12 Myriopteris parryi

viscid lip fern 13 Myriopteris viscida

California Cloak-fern 14 Notholaena californica

Coffee Fern 10 Pellaea andromedifolia

Sierra cliffbrake 15 Pellaea brachyptera

Brewer's cliffbrake 16 Pellaea breweri

Bridges' cliffbrake Pellaea bridgesii

bird's foot cliffbrake 17 Pellaea mucronata

spiny cliff-brake 14 Pellaea truncata

Goldback Fern 18 Pentagramma triangularis

Kauai Digit Fern Doryopteris angelica

purple-stem cliffbrake 19 Pellaea atropurpurea

Powdery Cloakfern 20 Argyrochosma dealbata

Cheilanthes alabamensis 21 Myriopteris alabamensis

Cheilanthes lanosa 22 Myriopteris lanosa

smooth cliffbrake 23 Pellaea glabella

Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella 24 Pellaea glabella glabella

Southwestern False Cloak Fern Argyrochosma limitanea

Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. limitanea 26 Argyrochosma limitanea limitanea

Argyrochosma limitanea ssp. mexicana Argyrochosma limitanea mexicana

Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. arizonica Astrolepis cochisensis arizonica

Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. chihuahuaensis Astrolepis cochisensis chihuahuaensis

Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. cochisensis Astrolepis cochisensis cochisensis

Hybrid Cloakfern 28 Astrolepis integerrima

wavy scale cloakfern 28 Astrolepis sinuata

Astrolepis sinuata ssp. mexicana Astrolepis sinuata mexicana

Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata 29 Astrolepis sinuata sinuata

Windham's scaly cloakfern 30 Astrolepis windhamii

Copper Fern 31 Bommeria hispida

Cheilanthes × fibrillosa Myriopteris × fibrillosa

Cheilanthes × parishii Myriopteris × parishii

Cheilanthes aemula 32 Myriopteris aemula

Cheilanthes bonariensis 33 Myriopteris aurea

Cheilanthes eatonii 34 Myriopteris rufa

Cheilanthes fendleri 35 Myriopteris fendleri

Cheilanthes horridula 21 Myriopteris scabra

Cheilanthes lendigera 36 Myriopteris lendigera

Whitefoot Lipfern 32 Cheilanthes leucopoda

Cheilanthes lindheimeri 37 Myriopteris lindheimeri

Cheilanthes microphylla 32 Myriopteris microphylla

Cheilanthes notholaenoides Myriopteris notholaenoides

Cheilanthes pringlei 35 Myriopteris pringlei

Cheilanthes tomentosa 21 Myriopteris tomentosa

Cheilanthes villosa Myriopteris windhamii

Cheilanthes wootonii 5 Myriopteris wootonii

Cheilanthes wrightii 30 Myriopteris wrightii

Cheilanthes yavapensis 38 Myriopteris yavapensis

Notholaena californica ssp. californica Notholaena californica californica

Notholaena californica ssp. leucophylla Notholaena californica leucophylla

Copeland's Cloak Fern 28 Notholaena copelandii

Notholaena grayi ssp. grayi Notholaena grayi grayi

Notholaena grayi ssp. sonorensis Notholaena grayi sonorensis

star cloak fern 31 Notholaena standleyi

heartleaf cliffbrake Pellaea cordifolia

Gastony's Cliffbrake 41 Pellaea gastonyi

Pellaea glabella ssp. missouriensis Pellaea glabella missouriensis

Pellaea glabella ssp. occidentalis Pellaea glabella occidentalis

Pellaea glabella ssp. simplex Pellaea glabella simplex

intermediate cliffbrake Pellaea intermedia

Pellaea mucronata ssp. californica Pellaea mucronata californica

Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata Pellaea mucronata mucronata

Ovate-leaf Cliffbrake 20 Pellaea ovata

trans-Pecos cliffbrake 42 Pellaea ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica Pellaea ternifolia arizonica

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. ternifolia 43 Pellaea ternifolia ternifolia

Pellaea ternifolia ssp. villosa Pellaea ternifolia villosa

Wright's cliffbrake 41 Pellaea wrightiana