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Adiantum capillus-veneris

Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus'-hair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus vereris habit Adiantum capillus vereris habit Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus-veneris Adiantum capillus-veneris Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Adiantum capillus-veneris Adiantum capillus-veneris
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Athyrium asplenioides

Southern Lady Fern
Form Form Form Form Frond Frond Leaves and stem Leaves and stem grouping grouping Reproductive sori Reproductive sori

Botrychium dissectum

Cut-leaf Grape Fern, Cutleaf Grape Fern, Dissected Grape Fern
Form Form Frond Frond Form with fertile fronds Form with fertile fronds Fertile fronds with spores Fertile fronds with spores form, fall, Iredell County, NC form, fall, Iredell County, NC Botrychium dissectum Botrychium dissectum

Botrychium virginianum

Common Grape Fern, Rattlesnake Fern
Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum

Cystopteris bulbifera

Berry Bladder Fern, Bulblet Bladder Fern, Bulblet Cystopteris, Bulblet Fern
Form Form Sori and bulbil Sori and bulbil Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera Form Form Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera

Deparia acrostichoides

Silvery Glade Fern, Silvery Spleenwort
Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides

Dryopteris

Buckler Fern, Male Fern, Shieldfern, Shield Fern, Woodfern, Wood Fern
Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Leaf Blade Leaf Blade Form Form
16 Cultivars/Varieties

Dryopteris carthusiana

Shield Fern, Spinulose Woodfern, Toothed Woodfern, Wood Fern
Form Form Sori on back of frond (Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY)-Late Summer Sori on back of frond (Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY)-Late Summer Compound frond (Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY)-Late Summer Compound frond (Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY)-Late Summer Leaf attachment (Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY)-Late Summer Leaf attachment (Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY)-Late Summer D. carthusiana D. carthusiana D. carthusiana D. carthusiana

Dryopteris goldieana

Giant Woodfern, Giant Wood Fern, Goldie's Fern, Goldie's Shield Fern, Goldie's Woodfern, Goldie's Wood Fern
frond frond Dryopteris goldiana Dryopteris goldiana D. goldiana D. goldiana Form Form Sori on back of frond Sori on back of frond Form Form

Dryopteris intermedia

Evergreen Woodfern, Fancy Fern, Glandular Woodfern, Intermediate Shieldfern, Intermediate Woodfern
Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia

Dryopteris ludoviciana

Southern Woodfern
Form Form Leaves Leaves Back of frond with spores Back of frond with spores Unfurling frond Unfurling frond

Dryopteris marginalis

Evergreen Woodfern, Leather Woodfern, Marginal Shieldfern, Marginal Woodfern
Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis

Dryopteris x australis

Dixie Woodfern, Southern Shieldfern, Southern Woodfern
Leaves Leaves Emerging growth Emerging growth Form Form Dryopteris australis Dryopteris australis Dryopteris australis Dryopteris australis

Hemionitis bradburyi

Woolly Lipfern
fern with hairs on fronds. fern with hairs on fronds. Closeup of fronds Closeup of fronds Underside of frond Underside of frond

Hemionitis lanosa

Hairy Lipfern, Woolly Fern
Form in spring Form in spring Leaves in spring Leaves in spring

Onoclea sensibilis

Bead Fern, Sensitive Fern
fern. fern. Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis

Osmunda claytoniana

Clayton's Fern, Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana

Osmunda spectabilis

Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Cinnamon Fern
Form Form Form Form Form Form Fronds Fronds Unfurling fronds Unfurling fronds Fertile fronds Fertile fronds

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Broad Beech Fern, Southern Beech Fern
View of fronds from above View of fronds from above Underside of frond with reddish sori Underside of frond with reddish sori Frond underside with hairs Frond underside with hairs Wing stem Wing stem frond frond Form Form

Pleopeltis michauxiana

Little Gray Polypody, Resurrection Fern, Scaly Polypody
Ferns growing on a mossy tree trunk. Ferns growing on a mossy tree trunk. Some leaves are hydrated; others are dry (but not dead) Some leaves are hydrated; others are dry (but not dead) Upper side (left) and lower side (right) of fertile front Upper side (left) and lower side (right) of fertile front

Polypodium appalachianum

Appalachian Polypody, Appalachian Rockcap Fern
a fern with deeply divided fronds. a fern with deeply divided fronds. a fern with deeply divided fronds. a fern with deeply divided fronds. Underside of frond showing rows of round sori. Underside of frond showing rows of round sori.

Polypodium virginianum

Common Rockcap Fern
Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Dagger, Christmas Dagger Fern, Christmas Fern
Rosette fern. Rosette fern. Pinnate fronds of varying lengths. Pinnate fronds of varying lengths. Fiddleheads covered with silvery scales. Fiddleheads covered with silvery scales. Back of leaf showing brown contiguous masses of sori Back of leaf showing brown contiguous masses of sori Understory covered with rosettes of ferns. Understory covered with rosettes of ferns. New fiddleheads emerging from rosette of old leaves. New fiddleheads emerging from rosette of old leaves.

Thelypteris noveboracensis

New York Fern
Underside of pinnate frond showing rows of sori. Underside of pinnate frond showing rows of sori. Two fresh green, recently unfurled pinnate fronds. Two fresh green, recently unfurled pinnate fronds. A dense stand of pinnate, green fronds and lobed pinnae A dense stand of pinnate, green fronds and lobed pinnae Woodland scene with stand of fern in the foreground. Woodland scene with stand of fern in the foreground. Pinnate fronds partially brown and bedraggled. Pinnate fronds partially brown and bedraggled. Fern with pinnate fronds in a forest at the base of a tree. Fern with pinnate fronds in a forest at the base of a tree.

Thelypteris palustris subsp. pubescens

Eastern Marsh Fern, Marsh Fern
Stand of erect pinnate fern fronds. Stand of erect pinnate fern fronds. Detail of frond with pinnatisect pinnae. Detail of frond with pinnatisect pinnae. frond with pinnatisect pinnae. frond with pinnatisect pinnae. Detail of frond with pinnatisect pinnae. Detail of frond with pinnatisect pinnae. Stand of erect pinnate fern fronds. Stand of erect pinnate fern fronds.

Woodwardia areolata

Netted Chain Fern
A group pinnatisect fronds emerging from leaf litter. A group pinnatisect fronds emerging from leaf litter. Close-up of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions. Close-up of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions. Woodland path with both sides covered with ferns. Woodland path with both sides covered with ferns. Stand of erect, coarsely pinnatisect fronds in a woodland. Stand of erect, coarsely pinnatisect fronds in a woodland. Close-up showing veins surrounding islands of green tissue. Close-up showing veins surrounding islands of green tissue. Tip of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions. Tip of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions.