Ferns & Allies

Ferns & Allies


Aspleniaceae

spleenwort family

Asplenium
Asplenium
 spleenwort 
A. platyneuron
ebony spleenwort
A. rhizophyllum
walking fern
A. trichomanes
maidenhair spleenwort
Blechnaceae

chain fern family

Woodwardia
Woodwardia
 chain fern 
W. areolata
netted chain fern
W. virginica
Virginia chain fern
Dennstaedtiaceae

bracken fern family

Dennstaedtia
Dennstaedtia
 hay-scented fern 
D. punctilobula
hay-scented fern
Pteridium
Pteridium
 bracken fern 
P. aquilinum
bracken fern
Dryopteridaceae

wood fern family

Dryopteris
Dryopteris
 wood fern 
D. carthusiana
spinulose wood fern
D. clintoniana
Clinton's wood fern
D. cristata
crested fern
D. intermedia
intermediate fern
D. marginalis
marginal fern
Polystichum
Polystichum
 holly fern 
P. acrostichoides
Christmas fern
Equisetaceae

horsetail family

Equisetum
Equisetum
 horsetail 
E. arvense
field horsetail
E. fluviatile
water horsetail
E. hyemale
scouring-rush
Lycopodiaceae

clubmoss family

Dendrolycopodium
Dendrolycopodium
 tree clubmoss 
D. dendroideum
prickly tree clubmoss
D. obscurum
princess pine
Diphasiastrum
Diphasiastrum
 ground cedar 
D. digitatum
southern ground cedar
D. tristachyum
blue ground cedar
Lycopodium
Lycopodium
 clubmoss 
L. clavatum
common clubmoss
Spinulum
Spinulum
 interrupted clubmoss 
S. annotinum
bristly clubmoss
Onocleaceae

sensitive fern family

Matteuccia
Matteuccia
 ostrich fern 
M. struthiopteris
ostrich fern
Onoclea
Onoclea
 sensitive fern 
O. sensibilis
sensitive fern
Ophioglossaceae

adder's tongue family

Botrychium
Botrychium
 moonwort 
B. angustisegmentum
lanceleaf moonwort
B. matricariifolium
daisy-leaved moonwort
Botrypus
Botrypus
 rattlesnake fern 
B. virginianus
rattlesnake fern
Sceptridium
Sceptridium
 grape fern 
S. dissectum
cut-leaved grape fern
S. oneidense
blunt-lobed grape fern
Osmundaceae

royal fern family

Osmunda
Osmunda
 flowering fern 
O. claytoniana
interrupted fern
O. spectabilis
royal fern
Osmundastrum
Osmundastrum
 cinnamon fern 
O. cinnamomeum
cinnamon fern
Polypodiaceae

polypod fern family

Polypodium
Polypodium
 rockcap fern 
P. appalachianum
Appalachian polypody
P. virginianum
rock polypody
Pteridaceae

maidenhair fern family

Adiantum
Adiantum
 maidenhair fern 
A. pedatum
northern maidenhair fern
Pellaea
Pellaea
 cliffbrake 
P. atropurpurea
purple-stem cliffbrake
Thelypteridaceae

marsh fern family

Phegopteris
Phegopteris
 beech fern 
P. connectilis
narrow beach fern
P. hexagonoptera
broad beech fern
Thelypteris
Thelypteris
 marsh fern 
T. noveboracensis
New York fern
T. palustris
marsh fern
T. simulata
Massachusetts fern
Woodsiaceae

ladyfern family

Athyrium
Athyrium
 ladyfern 
A. angustum
northern ladyfern
A. asplenioides
southern ladyfern
Cystopteris
Cystopteris
 bladder fern 
C. bulbifera
bulbet bladder fern
C. fragilis
brittle fern
C. tenuis
MacKay's brittle fern
Deparia
Deparia
 false spleenwort 
D. acrostichoides
silvery glade fern
Gymnocarpium
Gymnocarpium
 oak fern 
G. dryopteris
common oak fern
Woodsia
Woodsia
 cliff fern 
W. ilvensis
rusty cliff fern
W. obtusa
blunt-lobed cliff fern