Australian Hare's Foot Fern (Davallia pyxidata)

Overview Australian Hares Foot Fern (Davallia pyxidata) is an epiphytic fern with furry, creeping rhizomes that resemble a hares foot. Its finely divided fronds are lacy and elegant. Taxonomy Family:Davalliaceae Genus

Rasp Fern (Sadleria cyatheoides)

Overview Rasp Fern (Sadleria cyatheoides) is a Hawaiian endemic tree fern, known as Amau. It has a short trunk and large, arching fronds with serrated margins, resembling a rasp. Taxonomy Family:Blechnaceae Genus:Sadl

False Golden Polypody (Phlebodium pseudoaureum)

Overview False Golden Polypody (Phlebodium pseudoaureum) is an epiphytic fern with glaucous blue-green fronds and prominent golden sori. It is often confused with the Golden Polypody (Phlebodium aureum). Taxonomy Fami

Alpine Water Fern (Blechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina)

Overview Alpine Water Fern (Blechnum penna-marina subsp. alpina) is a low, creeping fern from subalpine regions of the Southern Hemisphere. It forms dense mats of small, leathery fronds. Taxonomy Family:Blechnaceae Ge

St. Helena Tree Fern (Dicksonia arborescens)

Overview The St. Helena Tree Fern (Dicksonia arborescens) is an endemic tree fern from the remote island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. It forms a stout trunk and a crown of large, arching fronds. Taxonomy Famil

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa)

Overview Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa) is a small, deciduous fern native to North American rocky woods and cliffs. Its blunt-tipped pinnae distinguish it from other Woodsia species. Taxonomy Family:Dryopteri

Spider Brake (Pteris multifida)

Overview Spider Brake (Pteris multifida) is a popular ornamental fern with finely divided, spider-like fronds. It is easy to grow and tolerates a range of indoor conditions. Taxonomy Family:Pteridaceae Genus:Pteris (T

Wallich's Wood Fern (Dryopteris wallichiana)

Overview Wallichs Wood Fern (Dryopteris wallichiana) is a majestic, semi-evergreen fern from the Himalayas, known for its tall, erect fronds and distinctive blackish scales on the stipes. Taxonomy Family:Dryopteridace

Black Caterpillar Fern (Davallia pentaphylla)

Overview Black Caterpillar Fern (Davallia pentaphylla) is an epiphytic fern with distinctive dark, hairy rhizomes that creep like caterpillars. Its finely divided fronds add delicate texture. Taxonomy Family:Davalliac

California Polypody (Polypodium californicum)

Overview California Polypody (Polypodium californicum) is a summer-deciduous fern native to coastal California and Baja. It emerges with winter rains and goes dormant in summer drought. Taxonomy Family:Polypodiaceae G

Hand Fern (Doryopteris palmata)

Overview Hand Fern (Doryopteris palmata) is a small, terrestrial fern with palmately divided fronds resembling an open hand. It grows on rocky slopes in tropical regions. Taxonomy Family:Pteridaceae Genus:Doryopteris

Shoestring Fern (Vittaria lineata)

Overview Shoestring Fern (Vittaria lineata) is an epiphytic fern with long, narrow, grass-like fronds that hang in cascades from tree branches. Its simple, strap-shaped fronds are unique among ferns. Taxonomy Family:V

Common Rasp Fern (Doodia media)

Overview The Common Rasp Fern (Doodia media) is an Australian fern with distinctively serrated, rasp-like pinnae margins. New fronds often emerge with attractive pink or bronze tones. Taxonomy Family:Blechnaceae Genus

Japanese Painted Fern 'Ursula's Red' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red')

Overview Ursulas Red is a striking cultivar of Japanese Painted Fern, selected for its intense burgundy-red coloration on the stipes, rachises, and midribs, contrasting with silvery-green fronds. Taxonomy Family:Dryop

Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)

Overview The Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) is a common, robust woodland fern across the Northern Hemisphere. Its name contrasts with the more delicate Lady Fern. It has been used historically for medicinal purposes.

Adder's-tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)

Overview Adders-tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum) is a small, inconspicuous fern with a unique morphology: a single sterile leaf blade and a separate fertile spike (sporophore) resembling a snakes tongue. Taxonomy F

Bird's Foot Fern 'Mayi' (Pteris cretica 'Mayi')

Overview Mayi is a variegated cultivar of the Cretan Brake Fern (Pteris cretica), featuring narrow, finger-like pinnae with creamy white margins. Its delicate, airy texture makes it a popular houseplant. Taxonomy Fami

Blue Fern (Microsorum thailandicum)

Overview The Blue Fern (Microsorum thailandicum) is a striking epiphytic fern from Thailand, prized for its intense metallic blue iridescence on the frond surfaces, caused by specialized epidermal cells. Taxonomy Fami

Brittle Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Overview Brittle Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a delicate, deciduous fern found on rocks and cliffs worldwide. Its name refers to the fragile fronds and the bladder-like indusium covering the sori. Taxonomy F

Clover Fern (Marsilea drummondii)

Overview Clover Fern, or Common Nardoo (Marsilea drummondii), is a fascinating aquatic fern with four-leaf clover-like fronds. It grows in seasonal wetlands and can survive drought as dormant sporocarps. Taxonomy Fami