Fern Species List
Looking for the full list of ferns to learn more about the category? Discover the species and key groups here, from common terrestrial plants to tree and aquatic varieties.
eared watermoss
Salvinia auriculata
Oriental vessel fern
Angiopteris evecta
whisk fern
Psilotum nudum
Microsorum musifolium
Microsorum musifolium
netted adderstongue
Ophioglossum reticulatum
Pyrrosia lingua
Pyrrosia lingua
five-finger fern
Adiantum aleuticum
Autumn Fern
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
southern woodfern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
palapalai
Microlepia strigosa
coastal woodfern
Dryopteris arguta
alpine woodfern
Dryopteris wallichiana
giant swordfern
Nephrolepis biserrata
giant horsetail
Equisetum giganteum
common maidenhair fern
Adiantum aethiopicum
Elkhorn fern
Microsorum punctatum
Platycerium stemaria
Platycerium stemaria
jewelled chain fern
Woodwardia unigemmata
rough maidenhair
Adiantum hispidulum
Selaginella moellendorffii
Selaginella moellendorffii
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis polypodioides
licorice fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
California polypody
Polypodium californicum
dwarf waterclover
Marsilea minuta
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
intermediate woodfern
Dryopteris intermedia
interrupted fern
Osmunda claytoniana
feathered mosquitofern
Azolla pinnata
Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
spinulose woodfern
Dryopteris carthusiana
lacy tree fern
Sphaeropteris cooperi
Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
California maidenhair
Adiantum jordanii
golden leatherfern
Acrostichum aureum
tailed maidenhair
Adiantum caudatum
inland leatherfern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
rough tree fern
Alsophila australis
Japanese Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum'
Silver-dollar Fern
Adiantum peruvianum
false golden polypody
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
largeleaf maidenhair
Adiantum macrophyllum
Bird's nest fern
Asplenium australasicum
vegetable fern
Diplazium esculentum
fan maidenhair
Adiantum tenerum
hare's-foot fern
Davallia canariensis
fishtail swordfern
Nephrolepis falcata
bamboo fern
Coniogramme japonica
diamond maidenhair
Adiantum trapeziforme
Mexican fern
Anemia mexicana
Lemon Button Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii'
Ghost Fern
Athyrium 'Ghost'
American climbing fern
Lygodium palmatum
Natal grass cycad
Stangeria eriopus
Lotus-leaved Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum reniforme
Byfield fern
Bowenia serrulata
Giant maidenhair fern
Adiantum formosum
kiwikiwi
Blechnum fluviatile
floating antlerfern
Ceratopteris pteridoides
Woodwardia prolifera
Woodwardia prolifera
Fan-Leaved Fern
Actiniopteris radiata