Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist - Phylum: Pteridophyta

Maryland Checklist - Phylum: Pteridophyta - all-time (Total: 73)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Tailed Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum	30	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
2	Broad Beechfern	Phegopteris	hexagonoptera	162	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
3	Smooth Cliffbrake	Pellaea	glabella ssp. glabella	6	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
4	Spinulose Woodfern	Dryopteris	carthusiana	93	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
5	Blackstem Spleenwort	Asplenium	resiliens	4	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
6	Rusty Woodsia	Woodsia	ilvensis	14	Ferns	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
7	Wallrue	Asplenium	ruta-muraria	21	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
8	Northern Ladyfern	Athyrium	angustum	5	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
9	Bulblet Bladderfern	Cystopteris	bulbifera	7	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
10	Sensitive Fern	Onoclea	sensibilis	984	Ferns	Onocleaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
11	Silvery Glade Fern	Deparia	acrostichoides	88	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
12	Appalachian Polypody	Polypodium	appalachianum	10	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
13	Glandular Cinnamon Fern	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum var. glandulosum	0	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
14	European Waterclover	Marsilea	quadrifolia	2	Ferns	Marsileaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
15	Eastern Marsh Fern	Thelypteris	palustris var. pubescens	121	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
16	Mountain Spleenwort	Asplenium	montanum	30	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
17	Cinnamon Fern	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum	438	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
18	Goldie's Woodfern	Dryopteris	goldiana	37	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
19	Netted Chainfern	Lorinseria	areolata	404	Ferns	Blechnaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
20	Eastern Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum var. latiusculum	37	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
21	Long Beechfern	Phegopteris	connectilis	2	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
22	Northern Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum	pedatum	158	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
23	Mountain Woodfern	Dryopteris	campyloptera	6	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
24	Japanese Holly Fern	Cyrtomium	fortunei	2	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
25	American Climbing Fern	Lygodium	palmatum	108	Ferns	Lygodiaceae	Schizaeales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
26	Royal Fern	Osmunda	regalis var. spectabilis	396	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
27	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum	capillus-veneris	1	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
28	Virginia Chainfern	Anchistra	virginica	66	Ferns	Blechnaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
29	Ostrich Fern	Matteuccia	struthiopteris	89	Ferns	Onocleaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
30	Lowland Bladderfern	Cystopteris	protrusa	17	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
31	Marginal Woodfern	Dryopteris	marginalis	173	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
32	Cinnamon Fern (cinnamomeum)	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum	2	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
33	Bradley's Spleenwort	Asplenium	bradleyi	9	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
34	New York Fern	Parathelypteris	noveboracensis	403	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
35	Purple Cliffbrake	Pellaea	atropurpurea	70	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
36	Log Fern	Dryopteris	celsa	23	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
37	Ebony Spleenwort	Asplenium	platyneuron	589	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
38	Blunt-lobed Woodsia	Woodsia	obtusa ssp. obtusa	42	Ferns	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
39	American Hart's-tongue Fern	Asplenium	scolopendrium var. americanum	0	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
40	Walking Fern	Asplenium	rhizophyllum	86	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
41	Appalachian Shoestring Fern	Vittaria	appalachiana	0	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
42	Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum	222	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
43	Christmas Fern	Polystichum	acrostichoides	1089	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
44	Upland Brittle Bladderfern	Cystopteris	tenuis	13	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
45	Common Polypody	Polypodium	virginianum	249	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
46	American Pillowrt	Pilularia	americana	0	Ferns	Marsileaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
47	Carolina Mosquitofern	Azolla	caroliniana	80	Ferns	Salviniaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
48	Bog Fern	Thelypteris	simulata	31	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
49	Lobed Spleenwort	Asplenium	pinnatifidum	17	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
50	Interrupted Fern	Claytosmunda	claytoniana	141	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
51	Crested Woodfern	Dryopteris	cristata	59	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
52	Maidenhair Spleenwort	Asplenium	trichomanes ssp. trichomanes	86	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
53	Southern Ladyfern	Athyrium	asplenioides	55	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
54	Spider Brake	Pteris	multifida	2	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
55	Hairy Lipfern	Myriopteris	lanosa	4	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
56	Glade Fern	Homalosorus	pycnocarpus	43	Ferns	Diplaziopsidaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
57	Clinton's Woodfern	Dryopteris	clintoniana	13	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
58	Resurrection Fern	Pleopeltis	michauxiana	5	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
59	Cretan Brake	Pteris	cretica	0	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
60	Eastern Hayscented Fern	Dennstaedtia	punctilobula	279	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
61	Western Oakfern	Gymnocarpium	dryopteris	2	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
62	Tennessee Bladderfern	Cystopteris	tennesseensis	7	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
63	Intermediate Woodfern	Dryopteris	intermedia	109	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
64	Southern Adderstongue Fern	Ophioglossum	vulgatum	59	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
65	Daisyleaf Grapefern	Botrychium	matricariifolium	11	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
66	Northern Adderstongue Fern	Ophioglossum	pusillum	4	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
67	Sparselobe Grapefern	Sceptridium	biternatum	12	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
68	Bluntlobe Grapefern	Sceptridium	oneidense	10	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
69	Leathery Grapefern	Sceptridium	multifidum	1	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
70	Rattlesnake Fern	Botrypus	virginianus	273	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
71	Cutleaf Grapefern	Sceptridium	dissectum	223	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
72	Little Grapefern	Botrychium	simplex	3	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
73	Lanceleaf Grapefern	Botrychium	angustisegmentum	0	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae