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.

Asplenium Radicans

Asplenium radicans fronds are shaped like a triangle. The fronds are between three and five feet long.…

The common name of asplenium trichomanes is maidenhair spleenwort. Maidenhair spleenwort grows in Great Britain. Ther are several varieties of maidenhair spleenwort.

Asplenium Trichomanes

The common name of asplenium trichomanes is maidenhair spleenwort. Maidenhair spleenwort grows in Great…

Asplenium trichomanes cristatum is the crested maidenhair spleenwort. This variety requires greenhouse treatment.

Asplenium Trichomanes Cristatum

Asplenium trichomanes cristatum is the crested maidenhair spleenwort. This variety requires greenhouse…

The common name of asplenium viride is green spleenwort. This fern grows in both hemispheres. Each frond is four to six inches long with twelve to twenty leaves on each side of the frond.

Asplenium Viride

The common name of asplenium viride is green spleenwort. This fern grows in both hemispheres. Each frond…

Blechnum Braziliense is a fern native to Brazil. This fern also grows in Peru. The fronds are oblong and gradually narrow downwards.

Blechnum Braziliense

Blechnum Braziliense is a fern native to Brazil. This fern also grows in Peru. The fronds are oblong…

The common name of botrychium lunaria is common moonwort. The capsules are attached at the base. The leaves are wedge or fan shaped and grow on both sides of the stem.

Habit, Capsule, and Spores of Botrychium Lunaria

The common name of botrychium lunaria is common moonwort. The capsules are attached at the base. The…

Tree ferns that are dead can be used but covering it with other small ferns for decoration.

Dead Tree Fern, Decorated with Ferns

Tree ferns that are dead can be used but covering it with other small ferns for decoration.

The fronds of the gleichenia circinata fern have recurved margins. The branches can have fine short hair.

Gleichenia Circinata

The fronds of the gleichenia circinata fern have recurved margins. The branches can have fine short…

Gleichenia circinata semi-vestita is very similar to gleichenia circinata. The young fronds of semi-vestita have fine hair.

Gleichenia Circinata Semi-Vestita

Gleichenia circinata semi-vestita is very similar to gleichenia circinata. The young fronds of semi-vestita…

Gymnogramme calomelanos chrysophylla ferns have dark racemes. The fronds have yellow powder.

Frond of Gymnogramme Calomelanos Chrysophylla

Gymnogramme calomelanos chrysophylla ferns have dark racemes. The fronds have yellow powder.

Gymnogramme calomelanos peruviana ferns have smaller fronds than other gymnogramme ferns. The leaves and fronds have a triangular shape.

Gymnogramme Calomelanos Peruviana

Gymnogramme calomelanos peruviana ferns have smaller fronds than other gymnogramme ferns. The leaves…

Gymnogramme decomposita ferns have lance and triangular shaped fronds. This fern is covered in yellow powder.

Gymnogramme Decomposita

Gymnogramme decomposita ferns have lance and triangular shaped fronds. This fern is covered in yellow…

The fronds of the gymnogramme javanica fern are one to four feet long. The leaves are glossy.

Gymnogramme Javanica

The fronds of the gymnogramme javanica fern are one to four feet long. The leaves are glossy.

The fronds of the gymnogrammee schizophylla fern are one and a half to two feet long. The fronds gracefully arch and are very finely cut.

Gymnogramme Schizophylla

The fronds of the gymnogrammee schizophylla fern are one and a half to two feet long. The fronds gracefully…

Gymnogramme tartarea ferns have fronds that are one to two feet long. The powder on the fern is dense and pure white.

Gymnogramme Tartarea

Gymnogramme tartarea ferns have fronds that are one to two feet long. The powder on the fern is dense…

Hemionites palmata is a fern. The fronds are two to six inches long. The fronds are palm shaped with five equal divisions.

Hemionites Palmata

Hemionites palmata is a fern. The fronds are two to six inches long. The fronds are palm shaped with…

The fronds of the hemitella speciosa fern are eight to twelve inches long and one to one and a half inches broad. The leaves have a satiny texture.

Hemitella Speciosa

The fronds of the hemitella speciosa fern are eight to twelve inches long and one to one and a half…

The common name of hymenophyllum is Filmy Fern. The falklandicum variety is native to the Falkan Islands. The fronds are one to two inches long.

Hymenophyllum Falklandicum

The common name of hymenophyllum is Filmy Fern. The falklandicum variety is native to the Falkan Islands.…

The common name of hymenophyllum is filmy fern. The turbridgense variety has oblong fronds that taper to a point. The fern is native to temperate regions.

Hymenophyllum Turbridgense

The common name of hymenophyllum is filmy fern. The turbridgense variety has oblong fronds that taper…

The common name of hymenophyllum is filmy fern. The unilaterale variety has dark green, rigid fronds. This fern is native to Great Britain.

Habit and Detached Pinna with Involucre of Hymenophyllum Unilaterale

The common name of hymenophyllum is filmy fern. The unilaterale variety has dark green, rigid fronds.…

Lindsaya reniformis is a rare species of fern. The fronds are two to four inches across. The fronds are sometimes lobed.

Lindsaya Reniformis

Lindsaya reniformis is a rare species of fern. The fronds are two to four inches across. The fronds…

The rhizome of the lomaria alpina stem is slender and wide creeping. There are both barren and fertile fronds.

Lomaria Alpina

The rhizome of the lomaria alpina stem is slender and wide creeping. There are both barren and fertile…

Lomaria gibba robusta is a garden form. The habit is robust.

Lomaria Gibba Robusta

Lomaria gibba robusta is a garden form. The habit is robust.

The tips of the lomaria spicant trinervis coronans fern have a large crest at the end.

Lomaria Spicant Trinvervis Coronans

The tips of the lomaria spicant trinervis coronans fern have a large crest at the end.

The primary leafstalk of lygodium japonicum is very short. The secondary leafstalk is a half inch to one inch long. This fern can be found from Japan to Australia.

Habit and Portion of Detached Frond of Lygodium Japonicum

The primary leafstalk of lygodium japonicum is very short. The secondary leafstalk is a half inch to…

The primary leafstalk of lygodium palmatum is very slender, about an eighth of an inch to a quarter of an inch long. This fern can be found on the east coast of the United States, from Massachusetts to Florida.

Lygodium Palmatum

The primary leafstalk of lygodium palmatum is very slender, about an eighth of an inch to a quarter…

Meniscium simplex is a stove fern. The barren fronds are four to six inches long and the fertile are one foot or more long.

Meniscium Simplex

Meniscium simplex is a stove fern. The barren fronds are four to six inches long and the fertile are…

Nephrodium fragrans ferns have fronds that are six to nine inches long. The fronds are oblong and lance shaped.

Nephrodium Fragrans

Nephrodium fragrans ferns have fronds that are six to nine inches long. The fronds are oblong and lance…

The nephrodium leuzeanum fern has fronds that are four to six feet long. The pinnae are about one to one and a half feet long. This fern can be found from North India to Fiji.

Habit and Detached Pinnule of Nephrodium Leuzeanum

The nephrodium leuzeanum fern has fronds that are four to six feet long. The pinnae are about one to…

Nephrodium molle corymbiferum has branched fronds that are one to two feet long. The top of each branch has a large crest.

Nephrodium Molle Corymbiferum

Nephrodium molle corymbiferum has branched fronds that are one to two feet long. The top of each branch…

Nephrodium molle grandiceps is a large garden variety with a large terminal crest.

Nephrodium Molle Grandiceps

Nephrodium molle grandiceps is a large garden variety with a large terminal crest.

Nephrodium patens cristata is a garden form with the pinnae curiously forked and crested.

Nephrodium Patens Cristata

Nephrodium patens cristata is a garden form with the pinnae curiously forked and crested.

The fronds of the nephrolepis davallioides fern are drooping and two to three feet long. This fern is said to be the handsomest of the genus.

Habit and Portion of Detached Frond of Nephrolepis Davallioides

The fronds of the nephrolepis davallioides fern are drooping and two to three feet long. This fern is…

Pictured are a portion of the frond and detached pinna of the nephrolepis davallioides furcans fern. This fern is a beautiful and crested variety. The arching fronds are three to four feet long.

Nephrolepis Davallioides Furcans

Pictured are a portion of the frond and detached pinna of the nephrolepis davallioides furcans fern.…

Pictured are the habit and a portion of the detached frond of nephrolepis duffii. The fronds are tufted and about two feet long. The tip is two or three times forked.

Nephrolepis Duffii

Pictured are the habit and a portion of the detached frond of nephrolepis duffii. The fronds are tufted…

Nothochlaena nivea hookeri ferns have dilated segments and leaves attached at the base.

Frond of Nothochlaena Nivea Hookeri

Nothochlaena nivea hookeri ferns have dilated segments and leaves attached at the base.

Nothochlaena fronds are one to two feet long and one to two inches broad.

Frond of Nothochlaena Sinuata

Nothochlaena fronds are one to two feet long and one to two inches broad.

The fronds of nothochlaena trichomanoides are six to twelve inches long and about to one and a half inches broad. The lower surface is clothed with white powder and fine, woolly hairs.

Frond of Nothochlaena Trichomanoides

The fronds of nothochlaena trichomanoides are six to twelve inches long and about to one and a half…

Common adler's tongue is the common name of ophioglossum vulgatum. The fronds are six to nine inches long. The fertile spike is one inch or more long.

Common Adler's Tongue

Common adler's tongue is the common name of ophioglossum vulgatum. The fronds are six to nine inches…

Ophioglossum vulgatum ambiguum is a smaller form of common adler's tongue. The spike is one to two inches in length.

Ophioglossum Vulgatum Ambiguum

Ophioglossum vulgatum ambiguum is a smaller form of common adler's tongue. The spike is one to two inches…

Osmunda cinnamomea ferns are densely tufted. The barren and fertile fronds are distinct.

Osmunda Cinnamomea

Osmunda cinnamomea ferns are densely tufted. The barren and fertile fronds are distinct.

The fronds of osmunda claytoniana are one to two feet long. This fern can be found in North America and the Himalayas.

Osmunda Claytoniana

The fronds of osmunda claytoniana are one to two feet long. This fern can be found in North America…

Royal fern is the common name of osmunda regalis. The fronds are two to six feet long. This fern is native to Great Britain.

Portion of Fertile Frond of Royal Fern

Royal fern is the common name of osmunda regalis. The fronds are two to six feet long. This fern is…

Osmunda regalis corymbifera is a variety of royal fern. This fern has curiously forked and crested fronds.

Osmunda Regalis Corymbifera

Osmunda regalis corymbifera is a variety of royal fern. This fern has curiously forked and crested fronds.

The common name of pellaea is cliff brake fern. The brachyptera variety is a greenhouse fern. The fronds are four to six inches long.

Pellaea Brachyptera

The common name of pellaea is cliff brake fern. The brachyptera variety is a greenhouse fern. The fronds…

Pellaea hastata fronds are six inches to two feet long. The fern is native to South Africa.

Pellaea Hastata

Pellaea hastata fronds are six inches to two feet long. The fern is native to South Africa.

Pellaea rotundifolia has round leaves. The fronds are six to twelve inches long. There are ten to twenty leaves on each side of the stems.

Pellaea Rotundifolia

Pellaea rotundifolia has round leaves. The fronds are six to twelve inches long. There are ten to twenty…

The order marattiaceae, and the maratiia family, consists of stately tropical ferns with thickened, often erect, stems. The leaves are usually very large. The ophioglossaceae order has plants of small or medium size, often somewhat fleshy.

Marattiaceae and Ophioglossaceae

The order marattiaceae, and the maratiia family, consists of stately tropical ferns with thickened,…

The hymenophyllaceae order consists of very delicate ferns. The cyatheaceae order usually consists of tree ferns with large leaves. The polypodiaceae order consists of ferns of very diverse habit.

Hymenophyllaceae, Cyatheaceae, and Polypodiaceae

The hymenophyllaceae order consists of very delicate ferns. The cyatheaceae order usually consists of…

Schizaeaceae: 1, aneimia, sporangium. Osmundaceae: 2, Osmunda, sporangium; a, front view, b, back view. Salviniaceae: 3, salvinia, a, whole plant; b, section of sporocarps showing sporangia. Marsileaceae: 4, marsilea, a, whole plant; b, sporocarp germinating; c, sporocarp emitting gelatinous thread with sori; 5, pilularia, a, cross section of sporocarp; b, sporocarp emitting sporangia.

Schizaeaceae, Osmundaceae, Salviniaceae, and Marrsileaceae

Schizaeaceae: 1, aneimia, sporangium. Osmundaceae: 2, Osmunda, sporangium; a, front view, b, back view.…

The <i>Acrostichum aureus</i> fern is three to eight feet long. It is found from Florida to Brazil and in other tropical areas. It is strong growing and should be treated as an aquatic.

Acrostichum Aureum

The Acrostichum aureus fern is three to eight feet long. It is found from Florida to Brazil and in other…

The leaves of adiantum farleyense often reach between fifteen and twenty four inches in length. The leaflets are wedge shaped at the base with curved sides.

Adiantum Farleyense

The leaves of adiantum farleyense often reach between fifteen and twenty four inches in length. The…

The leaves of <i>Adiantum continuum</i> are twelve to eighteen inches long and grow on stout, black stalks. This fern is found from Mexico to Brazil.

Pinna of Adiantum Concinnum

The leaves of Adiantum continuum are twelve to eighteen inches long and grow on stout, black stalks.…

The leaves of <i>Adiantum capillus-veneris</i> are six to twenty inches long and three to each inches wide. The leaflets are nearly a half inch wide and are irregularly lobed.

Pinna of Adiantum Capillus-Veneris

The leaves of Adiantum capillus-veneris are six to twenty inches long and three to each inches wide.…

The leaflets of the <i>Adiantum cuneatum</i> fern are numerous and wedge shaped at the base. There are three to five sori on each segment.

Adiantum Cuneatum

The leaflets of the Adiantum cuneatum fern are numerous and wedge shaped at the base. There are three…

<I>Alsophila australis</I> has ample leaves. The pinnae are eighteen inches long. This fern is native to Australia.

Alsophila Australis

Alsophila australis has ample leaves. The pinnae are eighteen inches long. This fern is native to Australia.

The leaves of <I>Alsophila oligocarpa</I> a smooth and a grayish straw color. The fern is native to Colombia.

Alsophila Oligocarpa

The leaves of Alsophila oligocarpa a smooth and a grayish straw color. The fern is native to Colombia.

The common name of <I>Asparagus plumosus</I> is asparagus fern. The nanus variety has dense, horizontally spreading fronds. The stems are often short.

Nanus Variety of Asparagus Plumosus

The common name of Asparagus plumosus is asparagus fern. The nanus variety has dense, horizontally spreading…

The tenuissimus variety of <I>Asparagus plumosus</I> is a wiry stemmed variety with fewer leaf-like branches. The plant has a distinct blue-green color.

Tenuissimus Variety of Asparagus Plumosus

The tenuissimus variety of Asparagus plumosus is a wiry stemmed variety with fewer leaf-like branches.…

The common name of <I>Asplenium nidus</> is bird's nest fern. The fern has entire margined leaves. The veins are partly united to form a net.

Asplenium Nidus

The common name of Asplenium nidus is bird's nest fern. The fern has entire margined leaves. The veins…