Ferns and Fern Allies
of the Northwoods

Species Index

Ophioglossaceae, Succulent Ferns

• Botrychium, Grape Ferns
• acuminatum, Tailed Grape Fern
• campestre, Iowa Moonwort (SSC-MN)
• dissectum, Cutleaf Grape Fern
• lanceolatum, Lance Leaf Grape Fern (TH-MN)
• lunaria, Common Moonwort (TH-MN)
• maticariifolium, Matricary Grapefern
• minganense, Mingan Moonwort (SSC-MN)
• multifidum, Leathery Grape Fern
• pallidum, Pale Moonwort (EN-MN)
• pseudopinnatum, False Daisyleaf Moonwort
• simplex, Small Grape Fern (SSC-MN)
• virginianum, Rattlesnake Fern
• Ophioglossum vulgatum, Adder's Tongue Fern

Osmundacea, Flowering Ferns

• Osmunda cinnamomea, Cinnamon Fern
• Osmunda claytonia, Interrupted Fern
• Osmunda regalis, Royal Fern

Aspleniaceae, the Spleenworts

• Asplenium trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort (TH-MN)

Dennstaedtiaceae

• Pteridium aquilinum, Bracken Fern

Dryopteridaceae, the Wood Ferns

• Athyrium filix-femina, Lady Fern
• Cystopteris, Bladder Ferns
  • bulbifera, Bulblet Fern
  • fragilis, Fragile Fern
  • laurentiana, St. Lawrence Bladder Fern
  • tenuis, Upland Brittle Bladder Fern
• Dryopteris, Wood Ferns
  • carthusiana, Spinulose Wood Fern
  • cristata, Crested Wood Fern
  • expansa, Spreading Wood Fern
  • fragrans, Fragrant Fern
  • intermedia, Intermediate Wood Fern
  • marginalis, Marginal Shield Fern (TH-MN)
• Gymnocarpium, Oak Ferns
  • dryopteris, Oak Fern
  • jessoense, Asian Oak Fern
  • robertianum, Northern Oak Fern
• Matteuccia struthiopteris, Ostrich Fern
• Onoclea sensibilis, Sensitive Fern
• Polystichum, Holly Ferns
• braunii, Braun's Holly Fern (EN-MN)
• lonchitis, Northern Holly Fern
• Woodsia, Cliff Ferns
  • alpina, Alpine Woodsia (SSC-MN)
  • glabella, Smooth Woodsia (TH-MN)
  • ilvensis, Rusty Woodsia
  • oregana, Oregon Woodsia
  • scopulina, Rocky Mountain Woodsia (TH-MN)

Polypodiaceae, the Polypod Ferns

• Polypodium virginianum, Common Polypody

Pteridaceae, the Brake Ferns

• Adiantum pedatum, Maidenhair Fern
• Cryptogramma stelleri, Slender Cliff Brake
• Pellaea glabella, Smooth Cliff Brake

Thelypteridaceae, the Marsh Ferns

• Phegopteris connectilis, Long Beech Fern
• Thelypteris palustris, Marsh Fern

Equisetaceae, Horsetails

• Equisetum arvense, Field Horsetail
• Equisetum fluviatile, Water Horsetail
• Equisetum hyemale, Tall Scouring Rush
• Equisetum laevigatum, Smooth Scouring Rush
• Equisetum palustre, Marsh Horsetail
• Equisetum pratense, Meadow Horsetail
• Equisetum scirpoides, Dwarf Scouring Rush
• Equisetum sylvaticum, Wood Horsetail
• Equisetum variegatum, Variegated Scouring Rush

Lycopodiaceae, Clubmosses

• Diphasiastrum, Ground Cedars
  • complanatum, Ground Cedar
  • digitatum, Fan Clubmoss
  • tristachyum, Blue Ground Cedar
• Huperzia, Fir Clubmosses
  • appalachiana, Appalachian Clubmoss
  • lucidula, Shining Clubmoss
  • porophila, Rock Clubmoss
  • selago, Fir Clubmoss
• Lycopodiella inundata, Inundated Clubmoss
• Lycopodium Clubmosses or Ground Pines
  • annotinum, Bristly Clubmoss
  • clavatum, Running Clubmoss
  • dendroideum, Round Branch Ground Pine
  • hickeyi, Hickey's Ground Pine
  • lagopus, One Cone Clubmoss
  • obscurum, Rare Ground Pine

Selaginellaceae, Spike Mosses

• Selaginella rupestris, Rock Spike Moss
• Selaginella selaginoides, Mountain Moss (EN-MN)

Isoetaceae, Quillwort

• Isoetes lacustris, Lake Quillwort
• Isoetes tenella, Spiny Spore Quillwort

Related Pages

• Flora
• Aquatic Plants, emergent, floating, and submerged
• Terrestrial Herbs, the plants of the forest floor
• Mosses
• Shrubs, from tiny shrublet to small trees
• Trees, Aspen, Birch, and Cedar; Spruce, Pine, and Fir
• Fauna
• Birds, Woodpeckers, Owls, and Chickadees (and the other 7 year round residents)
• Mammals, Moose, Wolf, and Beaver country
• Reptiles & Amphibians, in a land of waters, it's mostly frogs
• Fish, Bass, Northern, Walleye, and Trout - and their finny foodchain
• Invertebrates, Ticks, Flies, Leaches, and Mosquitos - the welcoming land
• Earth
• Ecology,
• Geology,
• Limnology,
• Sky
• Aurora Borealis,
• Weather & Climate,

Northwoods Flora

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area Plants, a short listing of common trees and forbs

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Last Updated on 15 September, 2002