Fern Encyclopedia

Thelypteris kunthii (Southern Shield Fern)

Thelypteris kunthii, the Southern Shield Fern, is one of the most widely cultivated and ecologically successful native ferns of the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern...

Thelypteris kunthii (Southern Shield Fern)

Thelypteris kunthii, the Southern Shield Fern, is one of the most widely cultivated and ecologically successful native ferns of the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern...

Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York Fern)

Thelypteris noveboracensis, the New York Fern, is among the most abundant and ecologically significant understory ferns of the eastern North American deciduous forest, carpeting acidic mesic slopes from Newfoundland to...

Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York Fern)

Thelypteris noveboracensis, the New York Fern, is among the most abundant and ecologically significant understory ferns of the eastern North American deciduous forest, carpeting acidic mesic slopes from Newfoundland to...

Thelypteris palustris (Marsh Fern)

Thelypteris palustris, the Marsh Fern, is the signature wetland fern of the Northern Hemisphere, its slender vertical fronds rising from sedge-dominated marshes, fen margins, pond edges, and open swamps across...

Thelypteris palustris (Marsh Fern)

Thelypteris palustris, the Marsh Fern, is the signature wetland fern of the Northern Hemisphere, its slender vertical fronds rising from sedge-dominated marshes, fen margins, pond edges, and open swamps across...

Woodwardia areolata (Netted Chain Fern)

Woodwardia areolata (sometimes Lorinseria areolata), the Netted Chain Fern, is one of the most distinctive and visually striking wetland ferns of eastern North America, instantly identified by its dramatic dimorphism...

Woodwardia areolata (Netted Chain Fern)

Woodwardia areolata (sometimes Lorinseria areolata), the Netted Chain Fern, is one of the most distinctive and visually striking wetland ferns of eastern North America, instantly identified by its dramatic dimorphism...

Struthiopteris fallax (European Hard Fern)

Struthiopteris fallax, the European Hard Fern (formerly Blechnum spicant), is a widespread evergreen species of acidic woodland and heathland across western and northern Europe, characterised by strongly dimorphic once-pinnate fronds...

Struthiopteris fallax (European Hard Fern)

Struthiopteris fallax, the European Hard Fern (formerly Blechnum spicant), is a widespread evergreen species of acidic woodland and heathland across western and northern Europe, characterised by strongly dimorphic once-pinnate fronds...

Struthiopteris nipponica (Japanese Ostrich Fern...

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Struthiopteris nipponica (Japanese Ostrich Fern...

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