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
« Back To Ferns Class Polypodiopsida
- Adder's-tongues, Fork Ferns, and Allies Subclass Ophioglossidae
  - 45 Adder's-tongues and Allies Order Ophioglossales
  - 1 Fork and Chain Ferns Order Psilotales

upswept moonwort ¹
Botrychium ascendens

scalloped moonwort ²
Botrychium crenulatum

western goblin ³
Botrychium montanum

Northwestern Moonwort ⁴
Botrychium pinnatum

pumice moonwort ⁵
Botrychium pumicola

California adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum californicum

northern adder's-tongue ⁶
Ophioglossum pusillum

leathery grapefern ³
Sceptridium multifidum

Skeleton fork fern ⁷
Psilotum nudum

Botrychium biternatum ⁸
Sceptridium biternatum

Botrychium dissectum ⁹
Sceptridium dissectum

Botrychium jenmanii
Sceptridium jenmanii

lanceleaf moonwort ¹⁰
Botrychium lanceolatum

Botrychium lanceolatum var. angustisegmentum ¹¹
Botrychium angustisegmentum

matricary grapefern ¹²
Botrychium matricariifolium

Botrychium oneidense ¹³
Sceptridium oneidense

Botrychium virginianum ¹⁴
Botrypus virginianus

limestone adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum engelmannii

southern adder's-tongue ¹⁵
Ophioglossum vulgatum

pointed moonwort
Botrychium acuminatum

Alaska moonwort ⁴
Botrychium alaskense

prairie moonwort ¹⁶
Botrychium campestre

reflected grapefern
Botrychium echo

Frenchman's Bluff moonwort
Botrychium gallicomontanum

western moonwort ¹⁶
Botrychium hesperium

slender moonwort
Botrychium lineare

common moonwort ¹⁷
Botrychium lunaria

Botrychium lunarioides ¹⁸
Sceptridium lunarioides

Mingan moonwort ¹⁰
Botrychium minganense

little goblin moonwort
Botrychium mormo

pale moonwort
Botrychium pallidum

peculiar moonwort
Botrychium paradoxum

stalked moonwort
Botrychium pedunculosum

false northwestern moonwort
Botrychium pseudopinnatum

Botrychium rugulosum
Sceptridium rugulosum

little grapefern ¹⁰
Botrychium simplex

spathulate moonwort
Botrychium spathulatum

moosewort ¹⁹
Botrychium tunux

Cheiroglossa palmata ⁷

bulbous adder's-tongue ¹⁸
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides

Ophioglossum crotalophoroides var. crotalophoroides
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides crotalophoroides

Ophioglossum crotalophoroides var. nanum
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides nanum

slender adder's-tongue ²⁰
Ophioglossum nudicaule

ribbon fern
Ophioglossum pendulum

stalked adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum

Ophioglossum polyphyllum

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Ferns of North America

upswept moonwort 1 Botrychium ascendens

scalloped moonwort 2 Botrychium crenulatum

western goblin 3 Botrychium montanum

Northwestern Moonwort 4 Botrychium pinnatum

pumice moonwort 5 Botrychium pumicola

California adder's-tongue Ophioglossum californicum

northern adder's-tongue 6 Ophioglossum pusillum

leathery grapefern 3 Sceptridium multifidum

Skeleton fork fern 7 Psilotum nudum

Botrychium biternatum 8 Sceptridium biternatum

Botrychium dissectum 9 Sceptridium dissectum

Botrychium jenmanii Sceptridium jenmanii

lanceleaf moonwort 10 Botrychium lanceolatum

Botrychium lanceolatum var. angustisegmentum 11 Botrychium angustisegmentum

matricary grapefern 12 Botrychium matricariifolium

Botrychium oneidense 13 Sceptridium oneidense

Botrychium virginianum 14 Botrypus virginianus

limestone adder's-tongue Ophioglossum engelmannii

southern adder's-tongue 15 Ophioglossum vulgatum

pointed moonwort Botrychium acuminatum

Alaska moonwort 4 Botrychium alaskense

prairie moonwort 16 Botrychium campestre

reflected grapefern Botrychium echo

Frenchman's Bluff moonwort Botrychium gallicomontanum

western moonwort 16 Botrychium hesperium

slender moonwort Botrychium lineare

common moonwort 17 Botrychium lunaria

Botrychium lunarioides 18 Sceptridium lunarioides

Mingan moonwort 10 Botrychium minganense

little goblin moonwort Botrychium mormo

pale moonwort Botrychium pallidum

peculiar moonwort Botrychium paradoxum

stalked moonwort Botrychium pedunculosum

false northwestern moonwort Botrychium pseudopinnatum

Botrychium rugulosum Sceptridium rugulosum

little grapefern 10 Botrychium simplex

spathulate moonwort Botrychium spathulatum

moosewort 19 Botrychium tunux

Cheiroglossa palmata 7

bulbous adder's-tongue 18 Ophioglossum crotalophoroides

Ophioglossum crotalophoroides var. crotalophoroides Ophioglossum crotalophoroides crotalophoroides

Ophioglossum crotalophoroides var. nanum Ophioglossum crotalophoroides nanum

slender adder's-tongue 20 Ophioglossum nudicaule

ribbon fern Ophioglossum pendulum

stalked adder's-tongue Ophioglossum petiolatum