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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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Coastal Woodfern 1
Dryopteris arguta
northern wood fern 2
Dryopteris expansa
Male fern 3
Dryopteris filix-mas
California Polypody 4
Polypodium californicum
Nested Polypody 5
Polypodium calirhiza
Licorice Fern 6
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
western polypody 7
Polypodium hesperium
Leathery Polypody 8
Polypodium scouleri
Dudley's shield fern 9
Polystichum dudleyi
Narrowleaf sword fern 10
Polystichum imbricans
Kruckeberg's sword fern 11
Polystichum kruckebergii
Lemmon's holly fern 12
Polystichum lemmonii
Western Sword Fern 13
Polystichum munitum
Pendant Kihifern
Adenophorus periens
Adenophorus tamariscinus 14
Pacific Lacefern
Ctenitis squamigera
Dryopteris crinalis
Goldie's wood fern 15
Dryopteris goldiana
spinulose wood fern 16
Dryopteris carthusiana
marginal wood fern 8
Dryopteris marginalis
Dryopteris × australis 17
Fortune's Holly-fern 18
Cyrtomium fortunei
log fern 19
Dryopteris celsa
Intermediate Wood Fern 20
Dryopteris intermedia
southern wood fern 21
Dryopteris ludoviciana
resurrection fern 22
Pleopeltis polypodioides
Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana
Pleopeltis polypodioides michauxiana
Appalachian rockcap fern 23
Polypodium appalachianum
rock polypody 4
Polypodium virginianum
Christmas fern 24
Polystichum acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides
Polystichum acrostichoides acrostichoides
Campyloneurum angustifolium 25
Campyloneurum costatum
Long strapfern 26
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Florida Tree Fern 27
Ctenitis sloanei
Ctenitis submarginalis
Cyrtomium caryotideum
House Holly-fern 28
Cyrtomium falcatum
Drynaria quercifolia 29
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 17
Dryopteris × separabilis
Slosson's wood fern
Dryopteris × slossoniae
triploid wood fern
Dryopteris × triploidea
Braun's wood fern
Dryopteris × uliginosa
Mountain Wood Fern 30
Dryopteris campyloptera
cinnamon wood fern
Dryopteris cinnamomea
Clinton's wood fern 20
Dryopteris clintoniana
Crested Buckler-fern 31
Dryopteris cristata
fragrant wood fern 32
Dryopteris fragrans
Dryopteris rossii 33
Grammitis nimbata
Micropolypodium nimbatum
Lomariopsis kunzeana
Microgramma heterophylla
Nephrolepis × averyi
Broad Sword Fern 34
Nephrolepis biserrata
Tuber ladder fern 35
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Southern sword fern 9
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepis falcata 29
Nephrolepis multiflora
Neurodium lanceolatum
Pecluma dispersa 11
Pecluma plumula 36
Pecluma ptilodon
Pecluma ptilodon ssp. caespitosum
Pecluma ptilodon caespitosum
Phanerophlebia auriculata 11
Bellybutton Veinfern 37
Phanerophlebia umbonata
Golden polypody 20
Phlebodium aureum
false golden polypody 38
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
Phymatosorus scolopendria 29
Pleopeltis astrolepis 39
Pleopeltis polylepis 40
Pleopeltis polylepis var. erythrolepis
Pleopeltis polylepis erythrolepis
Pleopeltis riograndensis
Irregular Polypody 41
Polypodium amorphum
Polypodium saximontanum
Siberian Polypody
Polypodium sibiricum
Polypodium triseriale 11
Serpocaulon triseriale
Hagenah's holly fern
Polystichum × hagenahii
Potter's shield fern
Polystichum × potteri
Polystichum acrostichoides var. lonchitoides
Polystichum acrostichoides lonchitoides
Anderson's holly fern 11
Polystichum andersonii
Braun's holly fern 42
Polystichum braunii
California shield fern 9
Polystichum californicum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum
Polystichum imbricans curtum
Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans 10
Polystichum imbricans imbricans
Northern holly fern 43
Polystichum lonchitis
mountain holly fern 44
Polystichum scopulinum
Alaska holly fern 11
Polystichum setigerum
Korean rock fern 45
Polystichum tsus-simense
leatherleaf fern
Rumohra adiantiformis
Tectaria × amesiana
Tectaria coriandrifolia
Tectaria fimbriata

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