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