Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist - Phylum: Pteridophyta

Maryland Checklist - Phylum: Pteridophyta - all-time (Total: 74)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Interrupted Fern	Claytosmunda	claytoniana	157	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
2	Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum	234	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
3	Goldie's Woodfern	Dryopteris	goldiana	37	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
4	Mountain Spleenwort	Asplenium	montanum	35	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
5	Tailed Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum	42	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
6	Northern Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum	pedatum	180	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
7	Sensitive Fern	Onoclea	sensibilis	1121	Ferns	Onocleaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
8	Netted Chainfern	Lorinseria	areolata	464	Ferns	Blechnaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
9	Clinton's Woodfern	Dryopteris	clintoniana	13	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
10	Resurrection Fern	Pleopeltis	michauxiana	5	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
11	Glade Fern	Homalosorus	pycnocarpus	45	Ferns	Diplaziopsidaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
12	Lowland Bladderfern	Cystopteris	protrusa	17	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
13	Cretan Brake	Pteris	cretica	0	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
14	Marginal Woodfern	Dryopteris	marginalis	179	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
15	Ebony Spleenwort	Asplenium	platyneuron	615	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
16	Glandular Cinnamon Fern	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum var. glandulosum	0	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
17	Broad Beechfern	Phegopteris	hexagonoptera	182	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
18	Purple Cliffbrake	Pellaea	atropurpurea	74	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
19	Rusty Woodsia	Woodsia	ilvensis	14	Ferns	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
20	Eastern Hayscented Fern	Dennstaedtia	punctilobula	293	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
21	Carolina Mosquitofern	Azolla	caroliniana	86	Ferns	Salviniaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
22	Weft Fern	Crepidomanes	intricatum	0	Ferns	Hymenophyllaceae	Hymenophyllales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
23	Spinulose Woodfern	Dryopteris	carthusiana	95	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
24	Upland Brittle Bladderfern	Cystopteris	tenuis	13	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
25	Bradley's Spleenwort	Asplenium	bradleyi	9	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
26	Northern Ladyfern	Athyrium	angustum	8	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
27	Common Polypody	Polypodium	virginianum	258	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
28	Ostrich Fern	Matteuccia	struthiopteris	105	Ferns	Onocleaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
29	Walking Fern	Asplenium	rhizophyllum	89	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
30	Japanese Holly Fern	Cyrtomium	fortunei	2	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
31	Eastern Marsh Fern	Thelypteris	palustris var. pubescens	139	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
32	Spider Brake	Pteris	multifida	2	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
33	Cinnamon Fern	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum	470	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
34	Bulblet Bladderfern	Cystopteris	bulbifera	7	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
35	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum	capillus-veneris	1	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
36	Crested Woodfern	Dryopteris	cristata	62	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
37	Lobed Spleenwort	Asplenium	pinnatifidum	17	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
38	Eastern Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum var. latiusculum	39	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
39	Hairy Lipfern	Myriopteris	lanosa	8	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
40	Christmas Fern	Polystichum	acrostichoides	1153	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
41	Maidenhair Spleenwort	Asplenium	trichomanes ssp. trichomanes	87	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
42	American Climbing Fern	Lygodium	palmatum	108	Ferns	Lygodiaceae	Schizaeales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
43	Royal Fern	Osmunda	regalis var. spectabilis	441	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
44	Mountain Woodfern	Dryopteris	campyloptera	6	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
45	Tennessee Bladderfern	Cystopteris	tennesseensis	7	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
46	Appalachian Shoestring Fern	Vittaria	appalachiana	0	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
47	Intermediate Woodfern	Dryopteris	intermedia	122	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
48	Blackstem Spleenwort	Asplenium	resiliens	4	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
49	Cinnamon Fern (cinnamomeum)	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum	2	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
50	New York Fern	Parathelypteris	noveboracensis	553	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
51	Smooth Cliffbrake	Pellaea	glabella ssp. glabella	6	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
52	Blunt-lobed Woodsia	Woodsia	obtusa ssp. obtusa	42	Ferns	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
53	Virginia Chainfern	Anchistra	virginica	69	Ferns	Blechnaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
54	European Waterclover	Marsilea	quadrifolia	2	Ferns	Marsileaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
55	American Hart's-tongue Fern	Asplenium	scolopendrium var. americanum	0	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
56	Appalachian Polypody	Polypodium	appalachianum	10	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
57	Log Fern	Dryopteris	celsa	23	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
58	Silvery Glade Fern	Deparia	acrostichoides	91	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
59	Southern Ladyfern	Athyrium	asplenioides	62	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
60	Western Oakfern	Gymnocarpium	dryopteris	2	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
61	Wallrue	Asplenium	ruta-muraria	22	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
62	American Pillowrt	Pilularia	americana	0	Ferns	Marsileaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
63	Bog Fern	Thelypteris	simulata	32	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
64	Long Beechfern	Phegopteris	connectilis	3	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
65	Little Grapefern	Botrychium	simplex	3	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
66	Daisyleaf Grapefern	Botrychium	matricariifolium	11	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
67	Sparselobe Grapefern	Sceptridium	biternatum	13	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
68	Northern Adderstongue Fern	Ophioglossum	pusillum	4	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
69	Lanceleaf Grapefern	Botrychium	angustisegmentum	0	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
70	Bluntlobe Grapefern	Sceptridium	oneidense	10	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
71	Cutleaf Grapefern	Sceptridium	dissectum	227	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
72	Rattlesnake Fern	Botrypus	virginianus	340	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
73	Leathery Grapefern	Sceptridium	multifidum	1	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
74	Southern Adderstongue Fern	Ophioglossum	vulgatum	61	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae