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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Japanese Holly Fern
Cyrtomium
fortunei
2
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
2
Intermediate Woodfern
Dryopteris
intermedia
144
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
3
Wallrue
Asplenium
ruta-muraria
24
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
4
Spider Brake
Pteris
multifida
2
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
5
Western Oakfern
Gymnocarpium
dryopteris
2
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
6
Netted Chainfern
Lorinseria
areolata
639
Ferns
Blechnaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
7
Broad Beechfern
Phegopteris
hexagonoptera
239
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
8
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea
sensibilis
1549
Ferns
Onocleaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
9
Eastern Hayscented Fern
Dennstaedtia
punctilobula
353
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
10
Eastern Marsh Fern
Thelypteris
palustris
var.
pubescens
154
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
11
Rusty Woodsia
Woodsia
ilvensis
14
Ferns
Woodsiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
12
Bulblet Bladderfern
Cystopteris
bulbifera
7
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
13
Clinton's Woodfern
Dryopteris
clintoniana
13
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
14
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis
michauxiana
8
Ferns
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
15
Tennessee Bladderfern
Cystopteris
tennesseensis
7
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
16
Southern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum
capillus-veneris
1
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
17
Mountain Spleenwort
Asplenium
montanum
40
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
18
Common Polypody
Polypodium
virginianum
291
Ferns
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
19
Silvery Glade Fern
Deparia
acrostichoides
100
Ferns
Athyriaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
20
Appalachian Shoestring Fern
Vittaria
appalachiana
0
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
21
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium
platyneuron
827
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
22
Hairy Lipfern
Myriopteris
lanosa
10
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
23
Mountain Woodfern
Dryopteris
campyloptera
6
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
24
Southern Ladyfern
Athyrium
asplenioides
76
Ferns
Athyriaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
25
Walking Fern
Asplenium
rhizophyllum
109
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
26
Smooth Cliffbrake
Pellaea
glabella
ssp.
glabella
6
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
27
Tailed Brackenfern
Pteridium
aquilinum
var.
pseudocaudatum
56
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
28
Log Fern
Dryopteris
celsa
23
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
29
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium
trichomanes
ssp.
trichomanes
110
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
30
Long Beechfern
Phegopteris
connectilis
3
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
31
Glandular Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum
cinnamomeum
var.
glandulosum
0
Ferns
Osmundaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
32
Goldie's Woodfern
Dryopteris
goldiana
37
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
33
Virginia Chainfern
Anchistea
virginica
82
Ferns
Blechnaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
34
New York Fern
Parathelypteris
noveboracensis
651
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
35
Marginal Woodfern
Dryopteris
marginalis
204
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
36
Brackenfern
Pteridium
aquilinum
299
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
37
Bog Fern
Thelypteris
simulata
32
Ferns
Thelypteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
38
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia
struthiopteris
138
Ferns
Onocleaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
39
Lowland Bladderfern
Cystopteris
protrusa
23
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
40
American Hart's-tongue Fern
Asplenium
scolopendrium
var.
americanum
0
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
41
Christmas Fern
Polystichum
acrostichoides
1666
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
42
Upland Brittle Bladderfern
Cystopteris
tenuis
13
Ferns
Cystopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
43
Cretan Brake
Pteris
cretica
0
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
44
Blunt-lobed Woodsia
Woodsia
obtusa
ssp.
obtusa
53
Ferns
Woodsiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
45
Glade Fern
Homalosorus
pycnocarpus
51
Ferns
Diplaziopsidaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
46
Northern Ladyfern
Athyrium
angustum
9
Ferns
Athyriaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
47
Bradley's Spleenwort
Asplenium
bradleyi
9
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
48
Appalachian Polypody
Polypodium
appalachianum
17
Ferns
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
49
Spinulose Woodfern
Dryopteris
carthusiana
112
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
50
Eastern Brackenfern
Pteridium
aquilinum
var.
latiusculum
48
Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
51
Lobed Spleenwort
Asplenium
pinnatifidum
17
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
52
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum
pedatum
223
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
53
Cinnamon Fern (cinnamomeum)
Osmundastrum
cinnamomeum
var.
cinnamomeum
2
Ferns
Osmundaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
54
Crested Woodfern
Dryopteris
cristata
65
Ferns
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
55
Blackstem Spleenwort
Asplenium
resiliens
4
Ferns
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
56
Purple Cliffbrake
Pellaea
atropurpurea
100
Ferns
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiopsida
Plantae
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