Ferns and Fern Allies

    The following small photographs are arranged alphabetically by scientific family name, genus, and species.  To view an enlarged photograph of a fern and to read about the fern click on a photo below. See "Keys to Photographs and Descriptions".

Aspidiaceae
(Shield Fern Family)

Aspleniaceae
(Spleenwort Fern Family)

Dryopteris filix-mas

Asplenium septentrionale

Male Fern

Grassfern

Athyriaceae
(Lady Fern Family)

Cryptogrammaceae
(Rock Brake Family)

Hypolepidaceae
(Bracken Family)

Cystopteris fragilis

Cryptogramma 
acrostichoides

Pteridium 
aquilinum

Brittlefern

Rock Brake

Bracken Fern

Equisetaceae
(Horsetail Family)

Equisetaceae
(Horsetail Family)

Equisetum arvense

Hippochaete hyemalis

Horsetails

Scouring Rush