Christmas Fern – Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern Species of fern Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas.[3] It is one of the most common...

Bladder Fern – Cystopteris bulbifera

Bladder Fern Species of fern Cystopteris bulbifera, with the common name bulblet fern, bulblet bladderfern, or bulblet fragile fern is a fern in the family Cystopteridaceae. Distribution The fern is native to eastern Canada, the Midwestern and Eastern United States,...

Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea

Cinnamon Fern Species of fern Osmundastrum is genus of leptosporangiate ferns in the family Osmundaceae with one living species, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, the cinnamon fern. It is native to the Americas and eastern Asia, growing in swamps, bogs and moist woodlands. In...

Crested Wood Fern – Dryopteris cristata

Crested Wood Fern, Buckler Fern Species of fern Dryopteris cristata is a perennial species of fern native to wetlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is known as crested wood fern,[3] crested buckler-fern[4] or crested shieldfern.[1] This plant is a tetraploid...

Ebony Spleenwort – Asplenium platyneuron

Ebony Spleenwort Species of fern Asplenium platyneuron (syn. Asplenium ebeneum), commonly known as ebony spleenwort or brownstem spleenwort, is a fern native to North America east of the Rocky Mountains. It takes its common name from its dark, reddish-brown, glossy...