Ferns and Horsetails of San Mateo County

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western sword fern ¹
Polystichum munitum

California shield fern ²
Polystichum californicum

Dudley's shield fern ²
Polystichum dudleyi

Narrowleaf Swordfern ³
Polystichum imbricans imbricans

giant chain fern ⁴
Woodwardia fimbriata

Hard Fern ⁵
Blechnum spicant

common bracken ⁴
Pteridium aquilinum

coastal woodfern ⁶
Dryopteris arguta

spreading wood fern ⁷
Dryopteris expansa

brittle bladderfern ⁸
Cystopteris fragilis

Western Ladyfern ⁹
Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum

California Polypody ⁴
Polypodium californicum

Nested Polypody ¹⁰
Polypodium calirhiza

licorice fern ¹¹
Polypodium glycyrrhiza

leathery polypody ¹²
Polypodium scouleri

goldback fern ⁴
Pentagramma triangularis

California Maidenhair Fern ⁴
Adiantum jordanii

western maidenhair fern ⁴
Adiantum aleuticum

Coastal Lip Fern ¹³
Myriopteris intertexta

bird's foot cliffbrake ¹⁴
Pellaea mucronata

Coffee Fern ⁴
Pellaea andromedifolia

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