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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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Woodsia appalachiana
Blunt Woodsia 1
Woodsia obtusa
Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa
Woodsia obtusa obtusa
Abbe's Woodsia 2
Woodsia × abbeae
Slender Woodsia
Woodsia × gracilis
Woodsia × kansana
Maxon's Woodsia
Woodsia × maxonii
alpine woodsia 3
Woodsia alpina
Cochise woodsia 4
Woodsia cochisensis
smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella
Rusty Woodsia 5
Woodsia ilvensis
New Mexican woodsia 6
Woodsia neomexicana
Woodsia obtusa ssp. occidentalis
Woodsia obtusa occidentalis
Oregon woodsia 7
Woodsia oregana
Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana
Woodsia oregana cathcartiana
Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana
Woodsia oregana oregana
Phillips's cliff fern 8
Woodsia phillipsii
Plummer's woodsia 9
Woodsia plummerae
Rocky Mountain woodsia 7
Woodsia scopulina
Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana
Woodsia scopulina laurentiana
Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina
Woodsia scopulina scopulina
Tryon's Woodsia
Woodsia × tryonis

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