Clipart illustrations of ferns. Ferns differ from normal plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms) by having spores instead of seeds, and are vasclar plants, differing from lycophytes by having true leaves, which are also known as megaphylls.
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Acrostichum Peltatum
The acrostichum peltatum fern has long fronds that are slender and creeping. This fern needs a liberal supply of water and grows well in the West Indies.... |
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Adderstongue, Southern
"Adder's tongue fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum L.). R, runner or stolon." -Gager, 1916... |
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Adderstongue, Southern
Ophioglossum vulgatum, or Southern Adderstongue is a fern-like plant commonly growing in sand dunes.... |
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Adiantum Capillus-Veneris Daphnites
Adiantum is commonly known as maidenhair. The capillus-veneris daphnite variety is dark brown and ranges from 9 to 14 inches in height.... |
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Adiantum Decorum
Adiantum decorum, commonly known as maidenhair, is a tropical and temperate fern. The decorum variety grows in Peru. The fronds of this fern grow between 9 to 15 inches.... |
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Adiantum Diaphanum
The fronds on the adiantum diaphanum fern ranges from four to eight inches in height with long slender fronds. The base of the fern has one to three branches. This variety of maidenhair grows in sou... |
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Adiantum Luddemannianum
Adiantum luddemannianum has clustered leaves that are deep green. The fern branches out about a third of the way up from the base of the plant. This is a greenhouse variety of maidenhair.... |
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Adiantum Pedatum
The adiantum pedatum variety of maidenhair has one to three branches at the base an is between nine and twenty four inches long. Each frond is divided in two and branch out in a fan shape.... |
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Adonis Aestivalis, Habit and Flower
Each adonis aestivalis flower has five to fifteen petals. This variety can reach one foot in height. This is an annual variety of pheasant's eye. ... |
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Alsophila Aculeata
The alsophila aculeata fern, or the prickly aculeata fern, has fronds with leaves that divide in three. The arrangement of the leaves is straw like. The leaves are bright green.... |
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Alsophila Rebeccae
Alsohpila Rebeccae, or Alsophila Rebecca, is a slender fern reaching eight feet in height. The leaves of the fronds divide in two with twenty to thirty on each side.... |
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Annuli
"The elastic ring which surrounds the spore case."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Antheridium of Bracken
An illustration of the anteridium of a bracken. An antheridium (plural: antheridia) is a haploid structure or organ producing and containing male gametes (called antherozoids or sperm). Brackens (Pt... |
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Archegonium of Bracken
An illustration of the archegonium of bracken. An archegonium (pl: archegonia), is a multicellular structure or organ of the gametophyte phase of certain plants producing and containing the ovum or f... |
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Asparagus Plumosus Nanus
The edible part of asparagus plumosus nanus grows at the tips of the branchlets. The plumosus nanus is a dwarf variety of plumosus.... |
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Aspidium Aculeatum
The common name of aspidium is shield fern. The common name of the aculeatum variety is the hard shield fern. The hard shield fern has dark green fronds which are one to three feet long.... |
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Aspidium Angulare Grandiceps
Aspidium angulare is commonly known as the soft shield fern. Grandiceps is a narrow fronded variety. This fern has a broad, tasselled head.... |
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Aspidium, Pinnule of
An illustration of a pinnule of aspidium showing veins and sori.... |
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Asplenium Adiantum-Nigrum
The common name of asplenium is spleenwort. Asplenium adiantum-nigrum is known as black spleenwort. There are several varieties of black spleenwort.... |
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Asplenium Adiantum-Nigrum Grandiceps
This variety of black spleenwort is the large crested variety. The fronds are six to twelve inches long. The fern has a broad crest giving the fronds a graceful contour.... |
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Asplenium Ceterach
The common name of asplenium ceterach is scale or scaly fern. This fern is found throughout Britain, Europe, and nothern Asia. ... |
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Asplenium Fontanum
The fronds of the asplenium fontanum fern are oblong and taper toward the base. The fronds are three to six inches long.... |
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Asplenium Nidus
The common name of asplenium nidus is bird's-nest fern. The fronds are undivided and are two to four feet long.... |
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Asplenium Radicans
Asplenium radicans fronds are shaped like a triangle. The fronds are between three and five feet long. This fern grows in the tropical regions of north and south America.... |
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Asplenium Trichomanes
The common name of asplenium trichomanes is maidenhair spleenwort. Maidenhair spleenwort grows in Great Britain. Ther are several varieties of maidenhair spleenwort.... |