MARIN FERNS AND FERN ALLIES
Last up-dated Nov. 2009.
Only one fern here is CNPS rare-listed at “4.2”. This
means it is a plant of limited distrbution in Ca.
AZOLLACEAE (MOSQUITO FERN FAMILY)
Azolla
filiculoides mosquito
fern
BLECHNACEAE (DEER-FERN FAMILY)
Blechnum
spicant deer
fern, hard fern
Woodwardia
fimbriata chain
fern
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (BRACKEN-FERN FAMILY)
Pteridium
aquilinum var. pubescens western
bracken-fern
DRYOPTERIDACEAE (WOODFERN FAMILY)
Athyrium
filix-femina var. cyclosorum north-
western lady fern
Cystopteris
fragilis brittle
fern
Dryopteris
arguta common
wood fern
Dryopteris
expansa spreading
wood fern
Polystichum
californicum California
sword fern
Polystichum
dudleyi Dudley's
sword fern
Polystichum
imbricans ssp. imbricans rock
sword fern
Polystichum
munitum western
sword fern
EQUISETACEAE (HORSETAIL FAMILY)
Equisetum
arvense common
horsetail
Equisetum
hyemale var. affine giant
scouring- rush
Equisetum
laevigatum smooth
scouring- rush
Equisetum
telmateia ssp. braunii giant
horsetail
ISOETACEAE (QUILLWORT FAMILY)
Isoetes
howellii Howell’s
quillwort
Isoetes
nuttallii Nuttall’s
quillwort
MARSILEACEAE (MARSILEA FAMILY)
Marsilea
vestita water-clover
fern
Pilularia americana pillwort
OPHIOGLOSSACEAE (ADDER'S TONGUE FAMILY)
Botrychium
multifidum grape
fern
POLYPODIACEAE (FERN FAMILY)
Polypodium
californicum Ca.
polypody
Polypodium
calirhiza (not in Howell) woodland
polypody fern
Polypodium
glycyrrhiza licorice
fern
Polypodium
scouleri leather
fern
PTERIDACEAE (BRAKEFERN FAMILY)
Adiantum
aleuticum five-finger
fern
Adiantum
jordanii California
maidenhair
Aspidotis
californica California
lace-fern
Aspidotis
carlotta-halliae Carlotta
Hall’s lace-fern LIST
4.2
Aspidotis
densa serpentine
fern
Cheilanthes
covillei Coville's
llp-fern
Cheilanthes
gracillima lace-
fern
Cheilanthes
intertexta coastal
lip-fern or bead-fern
Pellaea
andromedifolia coffee
fern
Pellaea
mucronata ssp. mucronata bird’s-foot
fern
Pentagramma
triangularis ssp. triangularis goldback
fern
Pteris
cretica brake
fern *
SELAGINELLACEAE (MOSS FERN FAMILY)
Selaginella
wallacei Wallace
moss- fern