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Ferns - Scientific (Latin) Names
All Scientific Names for all species on this site

Scientific Names (also known as Latin Names) are the universally recognized way to distinctly refer to individual species of plants. Common Names will vary from region to region, but Scientific Names are consistent across regions. However, that doesn't mean that there is only one Scientific Name for each species; often there are several.

Please note that over the past couple of years many Scientific names for species have been changing due to DNA research. Therefore the Scientific name that you see on this site may not be the one that you are used to seeing for a particular species. For a list of those "Traditional" Scientific Names, CLICK HERE.

This is a list of all of the Scientific Names of species that appear on this site.

List of Scientific Names for all species on this site (each species appears only once).
List of ALL Scientific Names for all species on this site.
List if "Traditional" Scientific Names for all species on this site (each species appears only once).
List of all Scientific Genus Names on this site.

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Acrostichum platyneuros (Ebony Spleenwort)
Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)
Anchistea virginicum (Virginia Chain Fern)
Aspidium acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Aspidium aculeatum (Braun's Holly Fern)
Aspidium angustum (Lady Fern)
Aspidium braunii (Braun's Holly Fern)
Aspidium cristatum (Crested Shield Fern)
Aspidium filix-mas (Male Fern)
Aspidium goldianum (Goldie's Fern)
Aspidium intermedium (Intermediate Wood Fern)
Aspidium lonchitis (Northern Holly Fern)
Aspidium marginale (Marginal Shield Fern)
Aspidium noveboracense (New York Fern)
Aspidium spinulosum (Spinulose Wood Fern)
Aspidium thelypteris (Marsh Fern)
Asplenium acrostichoides (Silvery Glade Fern)
Asplenium angustifolium (Narrow-leaved Glade Fern)
Asplenium cryptolepis (Wall Rue)
Asplenium ebeneum (Ebony Spleenwort)
Asplenium filix-femina (Lady Fern)
Asplenium melanocaulon (Maidenhair Spleenwort)
Asplenium platyneuron (Ebony Spleenwort)
Asplenium pycnocarpon (Narrow-leaved Glade Fern)
Asplenium rhizophyllum (Walking Fern)
Asplenium ruta-muraria (Wall Rue)
Asplenium scolopendrium (Hart's Tongue Fern)
Asplenium thelypterioides (Silvery Glade Fern)
Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort)
Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum (Green Spleenwort)
Asplenium viride (Green Spleenwort)
Athyrium acrostichoides (Silvery Glade Fern)
Athyrium angustum (Lady Fern)
Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern)
Athyrium pycnocarpon (Narrow-leaved Glade Fern)
Athyrium pycnocarpum (Silvery Glade Fern)
Athyrium thelypterioides (Silvery Glade Fern)

Blechnum virginicum (Virginia Chain Fern)
Botrychium coulteri (Leathery Grape Fern)
Botrychium dissectum (Cut-leaved Grape Fern)
Botrychium lunaria minganense (Mingan Moonwort)
Botrychium matricariifolium (Daisy Leaf Grape Fern)
Botrychium minganense (Mingan Moonwort)
Botrychium multifidum (Leathery Grape Fern)
Botrychium obliquum (Cut-leaved Grape Fern)
Botrychium ternatum (Leathery Grape Fern)
Botrychium virginianum (Rattlesnake Fern)
Botrypus virginianus (Rattlesnake Fern)

Camptosorus rhizophyllus (Walking Fern)
Carpogymnia robertiana (Robert's Fern)
Cryptogramma stelleri (Slender Cliffbrake)
Cystopteris bulbifera (Bulblet Fern)
Cystopteris dickieana (Fragile Fern)
Cystopteris fragilis (Fragile Fern)
Cystopteris tenuis (Mackay's Fragile Fern)

Deparia acrostichoides (Silvery Glade Fern)
Deparia pycnocarpon (Silvery Glade Fern)
Diplazium acrostichoides (Silvery Glade Fern)
Diplazium pycnocarpon (Narrow-leaved Glade Fern)
Dryopteris acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Dryopteris braunii (Braun's Holly Fern)
Dryopteris carthusiana (Spinulose Wood Fern)
Dryopteris clintoniana (Clinton's Wood Fern)
Dryopteris cristata (Crested Shield Fern)
Dryopteris disjuncta (Oak Fern)
Dryopteris filix-mas (Male Fern)
Dryopteris goldiana (Goldie's Fern)
Dryopteris hexagonoptera (Broad Beech Fern)
Dryopteris intermedia (Intermediate Wood Fern)
Dryopteris lonchitis (Northern Holly Fern)
Dryopteris marginalis (Marginal Shield Fern)
Dryopteris noveboracensis (New York Fern)
Dryopteris phegopteris (Long Beech Fern)
Dryopteris robertiana (Robert's Fern)
Dryopteris spinulosa (Spinulose Wood Fern)

Felix bulbifera (Bulblet Fern)
Filix fragilis (Fragile Fern)

Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern)
Gymnocarpium robertianum (Robert's Fern)

Homalosorus pycnocarpos (Narrow-leaved Glade Fern)

Matteuccia pensylvanica (Ostrich Fern)
Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Nephrodium acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Nephrodium tenue (Mackay's Fragile Fern)
Nephrodium thelypteroides (New York Fern)

Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern)
Ophioglossum pusillum (Northern Adder's Tongue)
Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)
Osmunda claytoniana (Interrupted Fern)
Osmunda interrupta (Interrupted Fern)
Osmunda multifida (Leathery Grape Fern)
Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
Osmunda virginiana (Rattlesnake Fern)
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (Cinnamon Fern)

Pellaea atropurpurea (Purple-stemmed Cliffbrake)
Pellaea glabella (Smooth Cliffbrake)
Pellaea gracilis (Slender Cliffbrake)
Phegopteris connectilis (Long Beech Fern)
Phegopteris dryopteris (Oak Fern)
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Broad Beech Fern)
Phegopteris polypodioides (Long Beech Fern)
Phyllitis fernaldiana (Hart's Tongue Fern)
Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart's Tongue Fern)
Polypodium bulbiferum (Bulblet Fern)
Polypodium carthusianum (Spinulose Wood Fern)
Polypodium connectile (Long Beech Fern)
Polypodium cristata (Crested Shield Fern)
Polypodium dryopteris (Oak Fern)
Polypodium filix-mas (Male Fern)
Polypodium fragile (Fragile Fern)
Polypodium hexagonopterum (Broad Beech Fern)
Polypodium lonchitis (Northern Holly Fern)
Polypodium marginale (Marginal Shield Fern)
Polypodium noveboracense (New York Fern)
Polypodium robertianum (Robert's Fern)
Polypodium vinlandicum (Polypody)
Polypodium virginianum (Polypody)
Polypodium vulgare (Polypody)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Polystichum braunii (Braun's Holly Fern)
Polystichum lonchitis (Northern Holly Fern)
Polystichum X marginale (Northern Holly Fern)
Pteretis nodulosa (Ostrich Fern)
Pteretis pensylvanica (Ostrich Fern)
Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
Pteridium latiusculum (Bracken)
Pteris aquilina (Bracken)
Pteris atropurpurea (Purple-stemmed Cliffbrake)
Pteris stelleri (Slender Cliffbrake)

Sceptridium dissectum (Cut-leaved Grape Fern)
Sceptridium multifidum (Leathery Grape Fern)
Scolopendrium vulgare (Hart's Tongue Fern)
Struthiopteris pensylvanica (Ostrich Fern)

Thelypteris cristata (Crested Shield Fern)
Thelypteris dryopteris (Oak Fern)
Thelypteris filix-mas (Male Fern)
Thelypteris goldiana (Goldie's Fern)
Thelypteris hexagonoptera (Broad Beech Fern)
Thelypteris marginalis (Marginal Shield Fern)
Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York Fern)
Thelypteris palustris (Marsh Fern)
Thelypteris phegopteris (Long Beech Fern)
Thelypteris spinulosa (Spinulose Wood Fern)

Woodsia glabella (Smooth Woodsia)
Woodwardia virginica (Virginia Chain Fern)

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