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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…

Ophioglossum vulgatum, or Southern Adderstongue is a fern-like plant commonly growing in sand dunes.

Southern Adderstongue

Ophioglossum vulgatum, or Southern Adderstongue is a fern-like plant commonly growing in sand dunes.

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 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 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…

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…

A popular fern with variagated fronds that are straw-colored. It thrives on acidic soil.

Pteris Cretica Albolineata

A popular fern with variagated fronds that are straw-colored. It thrives on acidic soil.

<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.

A large plant with whitish-green fronds reaching up to a foot in height.

Polypodium Angustatum

A large plant with whitish-green fronds reaching up to a foot in height.

"The elastic ring which surrounds the spore case."-Whitney, 1902

Annuli

"The elastic ring which surrounds the spore case."-Whitney, 1902

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 (Pteridium) are a genus of about ten species of large, coarse ferns, in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. The genus has probably the widest distribution of any fern genus in the world, being found on all continents except Antarctica and in all environments except for hot and cold deserts. Therefore it is considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution.

Antheridium of Bracken

An illustration of the anteridium of a bracken. An antheridium (plural: antheridia) is a haploid structure…

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 female gamete. The archegonium has a long neck and a swollen base.

Archegonium of Bracken

An illustration of the archegonium of bracken. An archegonium (pl: archegonia), is a multicellular structure…

A four-eared fern with fronds ranging between 6 inches and 3 feet in length. They are commonly found in the Tropics.

Pteris Quadriaurita Argyaea

A four-eared fern with fronds ranging between 6 inches and 3 feet in length. They are commonly found…

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.

Aspidium Aculeatum

The common name of aspidium is shield fern. The common name of the aculeatum variety is the hard shield…

Aspidium angulare is commonly known as the soft shield fern. Grandiceps is a narrow fronded variety. This fern has a broad, tasselled head.

Aspidium Angulare Grandiceps

Aspidium angulare is commonly known as the soft shield fern. Grandiceps is a narrow fronded variety.…

An illustration of a pinnule of aspidium showing veins and sori.

Pinnule of Aspidium

An illustration of a pinnule of aspidium showing veins and sori.

The leaves of <I>Asplenium belangeria</I> are fifteen to eighteen inches long and three inches wide. There are twelve linear segments set nearly at right angles to the rachis.

Asplenium Belangeria

The leaves of Asplenium belangeria are fifteen to eighteen inches long and three inches wide. There…

The common name of asplenium ceterach is scale or scaly fern. This fern is found throughout Britain, Europe, and nothern Asia.

Asplenium Ceterach

The common name of asplenium ceterach is scale or scaly fern. This fern is found throughout Britain,…

The fronds of the asplenium fontanum fern are oblong and taper toward the base. The fronds are three to six inches long.

Asplenium Fontanum

The fronds of the asplenium fontanum fern are oblong and taper toward the base. The fronds are three…

<I>Asplenium myriophyllum</I> grows in extensive tufts with grayish brown stalks. The leaves are six to fifteen inches long.

Asplenium Myriophyllum

Asplenium myriophyllum grows in extensive tufts with grayish brown stalks. The leaves are six to fifteen…

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…

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…

An illustration of a pinnule of aspenium showing veins and sori.

Pinnule of Asplenium

An illustration of a pinnule of aspenium showing veins and sori.

Ball of a flowerless and seedless vascular plant.

Fern Balls

Ball of a flowerless and seedless vascular plant.

The <I>Blechnum brasiliense</I> fern grows from a stout trunk, about one foot long. The leaves are two to three feet long and one foot or more wide.

Blechnum Brasiliense

The Blechnum brasiliense fern grows from a stout trunk, about one foot long. The leaves are two to three…

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 leaves of <I>Blechnum occidentale</I> grow from an erect, rigid stem which is covered with brownish scales. The leaves are nine to eighteen inches long.

Blechnum Occidentale

The leaves of Blechnum occidentale grow from an erect, rigid stem which is covered with brownish scales.…

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…

"End of Branch, Common Brake. Bracken (Brake), a species of fern very common in America and Europe generally, and often covering large areas on hillsides and on untilled grounds." -Vaughan, 1906

Bracken Branch

"End of Branch, Common Brake. Bracken (Brake), a species of fern very common in America and Europe generally,…

A stout plant with grey scales. The fronds range between 1 and 2 feet, and approximately 1 foot in width. They are commonly found in Brazil.

Polypodium Brasiliense

A stout plant with grey scales. The fronds range between 1 and 2 feet, and approximately 1 foot in width.…

A fern with fronds between 12 inches and 20 inches in length, with the width ranging between 4 inches and 8 inches.

Polypodium Vulgare Cambricum

A fern with fronds between 12 inches and 20 inches in length, with the width ranging between 4 inches…

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…

A small genus of palm like plants.

Cyclanthus

A small genus of palm like plants.

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.

A slightly-toothed fern with fronds ranging between 1 foot and 2 feet in length. It is a long and slender plant, commonly found in tropical America.

Pteris Denticulata

A slightly-toothed fern with fronds ranging between 1 foot and 2 feet in length. It is a long and slender…

A fern with fronds ranging between 1.5 feet and 3 feet in length.

Polypodium Drepanum

A fern with fronds ranging between 1.5 feet and 3 feet in length.

An oak fern with slender leaves that are generally between 6 and 10 inches. They are commonly found in the Northern hemisphere, such as Great Britain.

Polypodium Dryopteris

An oak fern with slender leaves that are generally between 6 and 10 inches. They are commonly found…

An elegant form of the Polypodium vulgare. The fronds are very finely divided.

Polypodium Vulgare Elegantissimum

An elegant form of the Polypodium vulgare. The fronds are very finely divided.

"Frond of fern bearing sporangia in sori."&mdash;Finley, 1917

Fern frond

"Frond of fern bearing sporangia in sori."—Finley, 1917

The Antrophyum Lessonii is a type of fern from the Polypodiaceae family.

Antrophyum Fern

The Antrophyum Lessonii is a type of fern from the Polypodiaceae family.

The spore-cases and cup of Trichomanes radicans or the Aerialroot Bristle Fern.

Aerialroot Bristle Fern

The spore-cases and cup of Trichomanes radicans or the Aerialroot Bristle Fern.

"The Fern is a leafy plant springing from a rhizome, which creeps below or on the surface of the ground or rises into the air like the trunk of a tree. This trunk does not taper, but is of equal diameter at both ends. Some tree ferns reach 75 feet high."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Giant Tree Fern

"The Fern is a leafy plant springing from a rhizome, which creeps below or on the surface of the ground…

A hanging basket filled with ferns. The handles of the basket are covered with German ivy.

Basket of Ferns

A hanging basket filled with ferns. The handles of the basket are covered with German ivy.

A younger version of Polypodium tenellum. It is woody and wide-creeping when young.

Polypodium Filipes

A younger version of Polypodium tenellum. It is woody and wide-creeping when young.

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…

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

Pteris Grandifolia

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

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…

A stout fern with light brown scales. The fronds of this fern range between 3 and 6 feet in length, and 2 feet in width.

Polypodium Heracleum

A stout fern with light brown scales. The fronds of this fern range between 3 and 6 feet in length,…