Herbaceous Landscape Plants

PLSC 211

Fall 2000

Plant List for Ferns

Division - Polypodiophyta

Aspleniaceae

            *Asplenium platyneuron1                               Ebony Spleenwort

            Asplenium pinnatifidum                                  Lobed Spleenwort

            Asplenium rhizophyllum1                                Walking Fern

Blechnaceae

            *Woodwardia areolata                                   Netted Chain Fern

            Woodwardia virginica                                    Virginia Chain Fern

Dennstaedtiaceae

            Dennstaedtia punctilobula1                            Hay-scented Fern

            *Pteridium aquilinum1                                   Eastern Bracken

Dryopteridaceae

            Arachniodes aristata                                       East Indian Holly Fern

            *Athyrium felix-femina angustum1                Northern Lady Fern

            *Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'                         Japanese Paineted Fern

            Deparia acrostichoides1                                 Silver Glade Fern

                        (Athyrium thelypteroides)

            Cyrtomium falcatum                                       Japanese Holly Fern

            Cystopteris protrusa1                                     Spreading Bladder Fern

            Cystopteris fragilis1                                        Fragile Fern

            Dryopteris cristata1                                        Crested Wood Fern

            Dryopteris erythrosora                                   Autumn Fern

            Dryopteris felix-mas                                       Male Fern

            *Dryopteris goldiana                                      Goldie's Wood Fern

            Dryopteris intermedia1                                   Intermediate Wood Fern

            Dryopteris marginalis1                                   Marginal Wood Fern

            Dryopteris spinulosa1                                     Spinulose Wood Fern

            Gymnocarpium dryopteris                              Common Oak Fern                             

            *Matteuccia struthiopteris                              Ostrich Fern

            *Onoclea sensibilis1                                        Sensative Fern

            *Polystichum acrostichoides1                        Christmas Fern

            Polystichum aculeatum                                   Hard Shield Fern

            Polystichum setiferum                                    Soft Shield Fern

            Polystichum tsus-simense                               Korean Rock Fern

            Woodsia obtusa                                               Blunt-lobed Woodsia

Hymenophyllaceae

            Hymenophyllum

            Trichomanes                                                   Filmy-fern

Lygodiaceae

            Lygodium palmatum                                       American Climbing Fern

            Lygodium japonicum                                      Japanese Climbing Fern

Ophioglossaceae

            Botrychium dissectum1                                   Common Grapefern

            Botrychium virginianum1                               Rattlesnake Fern

            Ophioglossum vulgatum                                 Southern Adder's-Tongue

Osmundaceae

            *Osmunda cinnamomea1                               Cinnamon Fern

            *Osmunda claytoniana1                                 Interrupted Fern

            *Osmunda regalis1                                         Royal Fern

Polypodiaceae

            Polypodium virginianum1                              Rock Polypody

Pteridaceae

            Adiantum capillus-veneris                              Southern Maidenhair Fern

            *Adiantum pedatum1                                     Northern Maidenhair Fern

            Cheilanthes lanosa                                          Wooly Lip-fern

            Cryptogramma acrostichoides                       American Rock Brake

            Pellaea glabella                                              Smooth Cliff Brake

Thelypteridaceae

             Phegopteris decursive-pinnata                      Japanese Beech Fern

                        (Thelypteris decursive-pinnata)

            Phegopteris hexagonoptera1                          Broad Beech Fern

                        (Thelypteris hexagonoptera)

            *Thelypteris noveboracensis1                         NewYork Fern

            Thelypteris palustris1                                      Marsh Fern

Vittariaceae

            Vittaria appalachiana                                     Appalachian Shoestring Fern    

            1 These ferns are part of the flora of White Clay Creek Preserve

Fern Allies

Psilotophyta (Division)

                        Psilotaceae                                         Wisk-fern

Lycopodiophyta (Division)

            Lycopodiopsida (Class)

                        Lycopodiaceae

                                    Huperzia lucidula                    Shining Clubmoss

                                                (Lycopodium lucidulum)

                                    Diphasiastrum complanatum  Running Pine

                                                (Lycopodium complanatum)  

                                    Lycopodium obscurum            Groundpine

            Ioetopsida (Class)

                        Selaginellaceae

                                    Selaginella apoda                    Meadow Spikemoss

                        Isoetaceae

                                    Isoetes                                     Quillwort

Equisetophyta (Division)

                        Equisetaceae

                                    Equisetum arvense                  Field Horsetail

                                    Equisetum hyemale                 Scouring Rush