Pteridaceae
Pellaea nana (Hook.) Bostock
Pellaea nana (Hook.) Bostock
Pellaea nana, the dwarf sickle fern, is a rare small fern found in eastern Australia’s moist forests on rocky surfaces.
Pellaea paradoxa (R.Br.) Hook.
Pellaea paradoxa (R.Br.) Hook.
Pellaea paradoxa is a small hardy Australian fern that grows in rocky crevices and has been formally classified since 1810.
Pellaea calidirupium Brownsey & Lovis
Pellaea calidirupium Brownsey & Lovis
Pellaea calidirupium, the hot rock fern, is a sexually dimorphic fern found in rocky arid areas of eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae (W.H.Wagner & E.F.Gilbert) Lellinger
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae (W.H.Wagner & E.F.Gilbert) Lellinger
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae is an intermediate fern with leathery triangular leaves that often grows under rocks.
Cheilanthes distans (R.Br.) Mett.
Cheilanthes distans (R.Br.) Mett.
Cheilanthes distans, the bristly cloak fern, is a small woolly lip fern native to Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Argyrochosma jonesii (Maxon) Windham
Argyrochosma jonesii (Maxon) Windham
Argyrochosma jonesii is a farina-free fern native to southwestern US and Sonora, growing on desert cliffs and ledges.
Argyrochosma limitanea (Maxon) Windham
Argyrochosma limitanea (Maxon) Windham
Argyrochosma limitanea is a fern species with two recognized subspecies native to southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Argyrochosma dealbata (Pursh) Windham
Argyrochosma dealbata (Pursh) Windham
Argyrochosma dealbata is a sexual diploid fern endemic to the United States that can be grown in cultivation.
Argyrochosma fendleri (Kunze) Windham
Argyrochosma fendleri (Kunze) Windham
Argyrochosma fendleri is a medium-sized epipetric fern distinguished by zig-zag leaf axes, found in the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Argyrochosma nivea (Poir.) Windham
Argyrochosma nivea (Poir.) Windham
Argyrochosma nivea is a fern species native to Andean South America that grows in rocky dry valley habitats.
Myriopteris viscida (Davenp.) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris viscida (Davenp.) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris viscida is a sticky, hairy fern with frilly divided fronds up to 30 cm long, bearing sori along curled segment edges.
Myriopteris wootonii (Maxon) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris wootonii (Maxon) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris wootonii is a small fern native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, growing on sunny rocky mountain outcrops.
Myriopteris yavapensis (T.Reeves ex Windham) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris yavapensis (T.Reeves ex Windham) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris yavapensis is a small North American fern native to mountains of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Myriopteris wrightii (Hook.) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris wrightii (Hook.) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris wrightii is a North American rock fern that can be cultivated in well-drained, bright growing conditions.
Oeosporangium pteridioides subsp. acrosticum (Balb.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar
Oeosporangium pteridioides subsp. acrosticum (Balb.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar
Oeosporangium pteridioides is a Pteridaceae fern native to Macaronesia, the Mediterranean region, and parts of the Sahara.
Mickelopteris cordata (Hook. & Grev.) Fraser-Jenk.
Mickelopteris cordata (Hook. & Grev.) Fraser-Jenk.
Mickelopteris cordata is a fern with dimorphic fronds native to South and Southeast Asia, growing in damp low-elevation sites.
Pteris longifolia L.
Pteris longifolia L.
Pteris longifolia L., the longleaf brake, is a fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of Pteridaceae.
Pteris tripartita Sw.
Pteris tripartita Sw.
Pteris tripartita is a fern species native to multiple tropical and subtropical regions across the Eastern Hemisphere.
Pteris umbrosa R.Br.
Pteris umbrosa R.Br.
Pteris umbrosa is an eastern Australian rainforest fern first published by Robert Brown in 1810.
Pteris parkeri J.J.Parker
Pteris parkeri J.J.Parker
Pteris parkeri (silver ribbon fern) is an evergreen fern in Pteridaceae native to Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.
Pteris carsei Braggins & Brownsey
Pteris carsei Braggins & Brownsey
Pteris carsei is a medium-large endemic New Zealand fern found mainly in northern coastal and offshore island habitats.
Pteris biaurita L.
Pteris biaurita L.
Pteris biaurita (thinleaf brake) is a widely distributed fern in genus Pteris with defined growth and structural features.
Actiniopteris radiata (J.Koenig ex Sw.) Link
Actiniopteris radiata (J.Koenig ex Sw.) Link
Actiniopteris radiata is a widely distributed ray fern with documented biological activities and chemical constituents.
Ceratopteris pteridoides (Hook.) Hieron.
Ceratopteris pteridoides (Hook.) Hieron.
Ceratopteris pteridoides, the floating antler-fern, is a short-lived perennial aquatic fern native to multiple subtropical and tropical regions worldwide.
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