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Maryland Checklist - Category: Ferns - all-time (Total: 74)
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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Bog Fern
Thelypteris
simulata
32
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
2
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum
cinnamomeum
615
Ferns
Osmundaceae
Osmundales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
3
Glade Fern
Homalosorus
pycnocarpus
51
Ferns
Diplaziopsidaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
4
Eastern Brackenfern
Pteridium
aquilinum
var.
latiusculum
50
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
5
Clinton's Woodfern
Dryopteris
clintoniana
13
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
6
Bradley's Spleenwort
Asplenium
bradleyi
9
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
7
Royal Fern
Osmunda
regalis
var.
spectabilis
561
Ferns
Osmundaceae
Osmundales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
8
Spinulose Woodfern
Dryopteris
carthusiana
115
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
9
Cinnamon Fern (cinnamomeum)
Osmundastrum
cinnamomeum
var.
cinnamomeum
2
Ferns
Osmundaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
10
Weft Fern
Crepidomanes
intricatum
0
Ferns
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
11
Lobed Spleenwort
Asplenium
pinnatifidum
17
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
12
American Pillowrt
Pilularia
americana
0
Ferns
Marsileaceae
Salviniales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
13
Netted Chainfern
Lorinseria
areolata
646
Ferns
Blechnaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
14
Blackstem Spleenwort
Asplenium
resiliens
5
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
15
Goldie's Woodfern
Dryopteris
goldiana
37
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
16
Appalachian Polypody
Polypodium
appalachianum
18
Ferns
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
17
Eastern Hayscented Fern
Dennstaedtia
punctilobula
357
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
18
Wallrue
Asplenium
ruta-muraria
25
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
19
Marginal Woodfern
Dryopteris
marginalis
211
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
20
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum
pedatum
228
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
21
Carolina Mosquitofern
Azolla
caroliniana
106
Ferns
Salviniaceae
Salviniales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
22
Southern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum
capillus-veneris
1
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
23
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia
struthiopteris
140
Ferns
Onocleaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
24
Bulblet Bladderfern
Cystopteris
bulbifera
7
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
25
Purple Cliffbrake
Pellaea
atropurpurea
102
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
26
Appalachian Shoestring Fern
Vittaria
appalachiana
0
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
27
Christmas Fern
Polystichum
acrostichoides
1744
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
28
Tennessee Bladderfern
Cystopteris
tennesseensis
7
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
29
Spider Brake
Pteris
multifida
2
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
30
Blunt-lobed Woodsia
Woodsia
obtusa
ssp.
obtusa
54
Ferns
Woodsiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
31
Silvery Glade Fern
Deparia
acrostichoides
102
Ferns
Athyriaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
32
Southern Ladyfern
Athyrium
asplenioides
77
Ferns
Athyriaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
33
Broad Beechfern
Phegopteris
hexagonoptera
244
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
34
Interrupted Fern
Claytosmunda
claytoniana
205
Ferns
Osmundaceae
Osmundales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
35
Mountain Woodfern
Dryopteris
campyloptera
6
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
36
Tailed Brackenfern
Pteridium
aquilinum
var.
pseudocaudatum
59
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
37
Eastern Marsh Fern
Thelypteris
palustris
var.
pubescens
154
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
38
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis
michauxiana
8
Ferns
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
39
Log Fern
Dryopteris
celsa
23
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
40
Glandular Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum
cinnamomeum
var.
glandulosum
0
Ferns
Osmundaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
41
American Climbing Fern
Lygodium
palmatum
112
Ferns
Lygodiaceae
Schizaeales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
42
Japanese Holly Fern
Cyrtomium
fortunei
2
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
43
American Hart's-tongue Fern
Asplenium
scolopendrium
var.
americanum
0
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
44
Mountain Spleenwort
Asplenium
montanum
45
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
45
Common Polypody
Polypodium
virginianum
299
Ferns
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
46
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium
trichomanes
ssp.
trichomanes
118
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
47
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium
platyneuron
874
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
48
Crested Woodfern
Dryopteris
cristata
66
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
49
Hairy Lipfern
Myriopteris
lanosa
11
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
50
European Waterclover
Marsilea
quadrifolia
2
Ferns
Marsileaceae
Salviniales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
51
Virginia Chainfern
Anchistea
virginica
82
Ferns
Blechnaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
52
Walking Fern
Asplenium
rhizophyllum
112
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
53
Intermediate Woodfern
Dryopteris
intermedia
157
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
54
Smooth Cliffbrake
Pellaea
glabella
ssp.
glabella
6
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
55
Brackenfern
Pteridium
aquilinum
303
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
56
Western Oakfern
Gymnocarpium
dryopteris
2
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
57
Long Beechfern
Phegopteris
connectilis
3
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
58
Cretan Brake
Pteris
cretica
0
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
59
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea
sensibilis
1592
Ferns
Onocleaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
60
Lowland Bladderfern
Cystopteris
protrusa
24
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
61
New York Fern
Parathelypteris
noveboracensis
661
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
62
Rusty Woodsia
Woodsia
ilvensis
14
Ferns
Woodsiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
63
Upland Brittle Bladderfern
Cystopteris
tenuis
13
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
64
Northern Ladyfern
Athyrium
angustum
9
Ferns
Athyriaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
65
Northern Adderstongue Fern
Ophioglossum
pusillum
4
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
66
Lanceleaf Grapefern
Botrychium
angustisegmentum
0
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
67
Bluntlobe Grapefern
Sceptridium
oneidense
10
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
68
Cutleaf Grapefern
Sceptridium
dissectum
248
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
69
Leathery Grapefern
Sceptridium
multifidum
1
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
70
Rattlesnake Fern
Botrypus
virginianus
475
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
71
Little Grapefern
Botrychium
simplex
3
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
72
Southern Adderstongue Fern
Ophioglossum
vulgatum
65
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
73
Daisyleaf Grapefern
Botrychium
matricariifolium
12
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
74
Sparselobe Grapefern
Sceptridium
biternatum
14
Ferns
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossales
Psilotopsida
Plantae
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