Ferns of Massachusetts

Ferns of Massachusetts

Adiantaceae (Maidenhair Fern Family)
- Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair fern)
- Pellaea atropurpurea (purple-stemmed cliffbrake)
Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort Family)
Blechnaceae (Deer-fern Family)
- Woodwardia virginica (Virginia chain fern)
Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Family)
- Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern)
- Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family)
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue Family)
Osmundaceae (Royal Fern Family)
Polypodiaceae (Polypody Family)
- Polypodium appalachianum (Appalachian polypody)
- Polypodium virginianum (common polypody)
Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern Family)

Note: This is not a complete species list for Massachusetts. Additional taxa will be added as photographs become available.

References:
Flora of North America Association, 2004. Flora of North America. Available from http://www.fna.org/FNA/.

Gleason, H.A. and A. Cronquist. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. 1991. Second Edition. The New York Botanical Garden Press: Bronx, NY.

Sorrie, B.A. and Sommers, P. 1999. The Vascular Plants of Massachusetts: A County Checklist. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program.

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