Long Strap Fern (Campyloneurum phyllitidis)

Overview Long Strap Fern (Campyloneurum phyllitidis) is an epiphytic fern with very long, narrow, strap-like fronds that can reach over a meter in length. Taxonomy Family:Polypodiaceae Genus:Campyloneurum (kam-py-loh-

Polypodium guttatum

Overview Polypodium guttatum is an epiphytic fern with simple, leathery fronds and distinctive sunken sori that create a dotted pattern on the upper surface. Taxonomy Family:Polypodiaceae Genus:Polypodium (pol-ee-PODE

Hammock Fern (Blechnum occidentale)

Overview Hammock Fern (Blechnum occidentale) is a tropical fern from the Americas, often growing in hammocks (slightly elevated forest islands) and sinkholes. It forms a rosette of arching fronds. Taxonomy Family:Blec

Tracy's Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum × tracyi)

Overview Tracys Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum × tracyi) is a natural hybrid between A. jordanii and A. capillus-veneris, found in California. It combines the delicate beauty of both parents. Taxonomy Family:Pteridaceae Ge

Silver Cloak Fern (Cheilanthes argentea)

Overview Silver Cloak Fern (Cheilanthes argentea) is a small, desert fern with a dense coating of silvery-white farina on the frond undersides, giving a cloaked appearance. Taxonomy Family:Adiantaceae Genus:Cheilanthe

Japanese Painted Fern 'Silver Falls' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls')

Overview Silver Falls is a cultivar of Japanese Painted Fern with intensely silver fronds that seem to cascade like a waterfall. The contrast with burgundy midribs is striking. Taxonomy Family:Dryopteridaceae Genus:At

Rustyback Fern (Asplenium ceterach)

Overview Rustyback Fern (Asplenium ceterach) is a small, European fern with the undersides of its fronds densely covered in rusty-brown scales, giving it a distinctive appearance. Taxonomy Family:Aspleniaceae Genus:As

Sickle Spleenwort (Asplenium polyodon)

Overview Sickle Spleenwort (Asplenium polyodon) is a New Zealand epiphytic fern with long, sickle-shaped pinnae that give the frond a distinctive curved appearance. Taxonomy Family:Aspleniaceae Genus:Asplenium (ass-PL

Smooth Cliffbrake (Pellaea glabella)

Overview Smooth Cliffbrake (Pellaea glabella) is a small, North American fern with smooth, hairless fronds and a preference for limestone cliffs. Taxonomy Family:Adiantaceae Genus:Pellaea (pe-LEE-uh) Species:glabella

Shining Spleenwort (Asplenium oblongifolium)

Overview Shining Spleenwort (Asplenium oblongifolium) is a New Zealand fern with large, glossy, oblong fronds that give a tropical appearance. It is a common understory plant in native forests. Taxonomy Family:Aspleni

Little Club Moss (Selaginella tamariscina)

Overview Little Club Moss (Selaginella tamariscina) is a spikemoss, not a true fern, but a lycophyte. It forms dense, evergreen mats of fine, scale-like leaves and is known for its desiccation tolerance. Taxonomy Fami

Pineland Brake (Pteris bahamensis)

Overview Pineland Brake (Pteris bahamensis) is a rare fern endemic to the Bahamas and Florida, growing in pinelands and rockland hammocks. Taxonomy Family:Pteridaceae Genus:Pteris (TARE-iss) Species:bahamensis (ba-ha-

Weeping Spleenwort (Asplenium flaccidum)

Overview Weeping Spleenwort (Asplenium flaccidum) is a New Zealand epiphytic fern with long, pendulous, flaccid fronds that hang gracefully from tree trunks. Taxonomy Family:Aspleniaceae Genus:Asplenium (ass-PLEE-nee-

Pleopeltis angusta

Overview Pleopeltis angusta is a small, epiphytic fern with narrow, leathery fronds. It is a lesser-known species from the Neotropics. Taxonomy Family:Polypodiaceae Genus:Pleopeltis (plee-oh-PEL-tiss) Species:angusta

Purple Cliffbrake (Pellaea atropurpurea)

Overview Purple Cliffbrake (Pellaea atropurpurea) is a striking North American fern with deep purple-black stipes and rachises, contrasting with blue-green fronds. It grows on limestone cliffs. Taxonomy Family:Adianta

Small Fork Fern (Tmesipteris parva)

Overview Small Fork Fern (Tmesipteris parva) is a primitive, epiphytic plant from New Zealand, belonging to the whisk fern family (Psilotaceae). It has simple, flattened stems and forked sporangia. Taxonomy Family:Psi

Boston Fern 'Bostoniensis' (Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis')

Overview Bostoniensis is the classic, gracefully arching cultivar of Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) that has been a beloved houseplant since the Victorian era. Taxonomy Family:Polypodiaceae Genus:Nephrolepis (nef-

Man Fern / Hawaiian Tree Fern (Cibotium chamissoi)

Overview Man Fern, or Hawaiian Tree Fern (Cibotium chamissoi), is a majestic tree fern endemic to Hawaii, known as Hāpuu. It forms a stout trunk covered in golden wool and a crown of large, arching fronds. Taxonomy Fa

Austral Bracken (Pteridium esculentum)

Overview Austral Bracken (Pteridium esculentum) is a vigorous, colony-forming fern native to Australia and New Zealand. Its rhizomes were traditionally used as food by Maori. Taxonomy Family:Dennstaedtiaceae Genus:Pte

Blechnum lehmannii

Overview Blechnum lehmannii is a small, tufted fern from the Andes, with dimorphic fronds: sterile fronds are prostrate and evergreen, fertile fronds are erect and deciduous. Taxonomy Family:Blechnaceae Genus:Blechnum