Fern and Allies of the Mid-Atlantic Region
Spore-bearing Vascular Plants

Ferns   –   Horsetails   –   Clubmosses & Spikemosses

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Class Polypodiopsida - Ferns & Horsetails

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Aspleniaceae - Spleenwort family

	Asplenium pinnatifidum - Lobed Spleenwort   [Aspleniaceae]
	Asplenium platyneuron - Ebony Spleenwort   [Aspleniaceae]
	Asplenium rhizophyllum - Walking Fern   [Aspleniaceae]

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Blechnaceae - Chain Fern family

	Woodwardia areolata - Netted Chain Fern   [Blechnaceae]
	Woodwardia virginica (Anchistea virginica) - Virginia Chain Fern   [Blechnaceae]

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Cystopteridaceae - Bladder Fern family

Cystopteris protrusa (Cystopteris fragilis var. protrusa)    - Lowland Brittle Fern (Lowland Bladder Fern, Lowland Fragile Fern)   [Cystopteridaceae]

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Dennstaedtiaceae - Bracken family

	Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Hay-scented Fern   [Dennstaedtiaceae]
	Pteridium aquilinum - Bracken Fern   [Dennstaedtiaceae]

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Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern family

	Dryopteris carthusiana - Spinulose Wood Fern (Toothed Wood Fern)   [Dryopteridaceae]
	Dryopteris cristata - Crested Wood Fern (Crested Fern)   [Dryopteridaceae]
	Dryopteris goldiana - Goldie's Wood Fern   [Dryopteridaceae]
	Dryopteris intermedia - Intermediate Wood Fern (Evergreen Wood Fern)   [Dryopteridaceae]
	Dryopteris marginalis - Marginal Wood Fern   [Dryopteridaceae]
	Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas Fern   [Dryopteridaceae]

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Equisetaceae - Horsetail family (yes, Horsetails are a type of fern!)

	Equisetum arvense - Field Horsetail   [Equisetaceae]
	Equisetum hyemale - Tall Scouring Rush   [Equisetaceae]

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Onocleaceae - Sensitive Fern family

Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive Fern   [Onocleaceae]

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Ophioglossaceae - Adder's-tongue family

	Botrypus virginianus - Rattlesnake Fern   [Ophioglossaceae]
	Ophioglossum pycnostichum - Southern Adder's-tongue   [Ophioglossaceae]
	Sceptridium dissectum - Cut-leaf Grape Fern (Dissected Grape Fern)   [Ophioglossaceae]

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Osmundaceae - Royal Fern family

	Claytosmunda claytoniana - Interrupted Fern   [Osmundaceae ]
	Osmunda spectabilis - Royal Fern   [Osmundaceae ]
	Osmundastrum cinnamomeum - Cinnamon Fern   [Osmundaceae ]

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Polypodiaceae - Polypody family

	Polypodium appalachianum - Appalachian Rock Polypody (Appalachian Rockcap Fern)   [Polypodiaceae]
	Polypodium virginianum - Rock Polypody (Common Polypody)   [Polypodiaceae]

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Pteridaceae - Maidenhair Fern family

	Adiantum pedatum - Northern Maidenhair Fern   [Pteridaceae]
	Cheilanthes lanosa (Myriopteris lanosa) - Hairy Lip Fern   [Pteridaceae]
	Pellaea atropurpurea - Purple Cliff-brake   [Pteridaceae]

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Theylpteridaceae - Marsh Fern family

	Parathelypteris noveboracensis (Thelypteris noveboracensis) - New York Fern   [Thelypteridaceae]
	Phegopteris hexagonoptera - Broad Beech Fern   [Thelypteridaceae]

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Woodsiaceae - Lady Fern family

Athyrium asplenioides - Southern Lady Fern   [Woodsiaceae]

Class Lycopodiopsida - Clubmoss & Spikemoss

Lycopodiaceae - Clubmoss family

	Dendrolycopodium obscurum (formerly Lycopodium obscurum)    - Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss (Princess Pine, Common Tree-clubmoss)   [Lycopodiaceae]
	Diphasiastrum digitatum (formerly Lycopodium digitatum)    - Crowsfoot (Running ground-cedar, Southern Ground-cedar, Common ground-cedar)   [Lycopodiaceae ]
	Huperzia lucidula - Shining Clubmoss (Shining Firmoss)   [Lycopodiaceae]
	Lycopodium clavatum - Staghorn Clubmoss (Wolf's-foot Clubmoss)   [Lycopodiaceae ]
	Spinulum annotinum - Interrupted Clubmoss (Stiff Clubmoss, Bristly Clubmoss)   [Lycopodiaceae]

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Selaginellaceae - Spikemoss family

Selaginella rupestris - Rock Spikemoss   [Selaginellaceae]

Ferns   –   Horsetails   –   Clubmosses

Selected Flora and Fungi of the Mid-Atlantic Region

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