Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist - Phylum: Pteridophyta

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

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Long Beechfern	Phegopteris	connectilis	3	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
2	Eastern Hayscented Fern	Dennstaedtia	punctilobula	370	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
3	Western Oakfern	Gymnocarpium	dryopteris	2	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
4	Eastern Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum var. latiusculum	51	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
5	New York Fern	Parathelypteris	noveboracensis	689	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
6	Bulblet Bladderfern	Cystopteris	bulbifera	8	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
7	Sensitive Fern	Onoclea	sensibilis	1693	Ferns	Onocleaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
8	Cinnamon Fern (cinnamomeum)	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum	2	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
9	Bog Fern	Thelypteris	simulata	32	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
10	Tennessee Bladderfern	Cystopteris	tennesseensis	7	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
11	Rusty Woodsia	Woodsia	ilvensis	14	Ferns	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
12	American Pillowrt	Pilularia	americana	0	Ferns	Marsileaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
13	Clinton's Woodfern	Dryopteris	clintoniana	13	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
14	Silvery Glade Fern	Deparia	acrostichoides	105	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
15	Cinnamon Fern	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum	639	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
16	Weft Fern	Crepidomanes	intricatum	0	Ferns	Hymenophyllaceae	Hymenophyllales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
17	Mountain Woodfern	Dryopteris	campyloptera	6	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
18	Mountain Spleenwort	Asplenium	montanum	51	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
19	Royal Fern	Osmunda	regalis var. spectabilis	574	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
20	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum	capillus-veneris	1	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
21	Log Fern	Dryopteris	celsa	24	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
22	Ebony Spleenwort	Asplenium	platyneuron	900	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
23	Appalachian Polypody	Polypodium	appalachianum	18	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
24	Appalachian Shoestring Fern	Vittaria	appalachiana	0	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
25	European Waterclover	Marsilea	quadrifolia	2	Ferns	Marsileaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
26	Goldie's Woodfern	Dryopteris	goldiana	37	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
27	Walking Fern	Asplenium	rhizophyllum	125	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
28	Northern Maidenhair Fern	Adiantum	pedatum	240	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
29	Southern Ladyfern	Athyrium	asplenioides	92	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
30	Marginal Woodfern	Dryopteris	marginalis	214	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
31	Maidenhair Spleenwort	Asplenium	trichomanes ssp. trichomanes	133	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
32	Purple Cliffbrake	Pellaea	atropurpurea	106	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
33	Ostrich Fern	Matteuccia	struthiopteris	165	Ferns	Onocleaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
34	Tailed Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum	59	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
35	Virginia Chainfern	Anchistea	virginica	83	Ferns	Blechnaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
36	Spider Brake	Pteris	multifida	2	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
37	Christmas Fern	Polystichum	acrostichoides	1839	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
38	Glandular Cinnamon Fern	Osmundastrum	cinnamomeum var. glandulosum	0	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
39	Broad Beechfern	Phegopteris	hexagonoptera	261	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
40	Brackenfern	Pteridium	aquilinum	307	Ferns	Dennstaedtiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
41	Blunt-lobed Woodsia	Woodsia	obtusa ssp. obtusa	55	Ferns	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
42	Japanese Holly Fern	Cyrtomium	fortunei	3	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
43	Eastern Marsh Fern	Thelypteris	palustris var. pubescens	158	Ferns	Thelypteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
44	Lowland Bladderfern	Cystopteris	protrusa	27	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
45	Bradley's Spleenwort	Asplenium	bradleyi	9	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
46	Interrupted Fern	Claytosmunda	claytoniana	207	Ferns	Osmundaceae	Osmundales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
47	American Climbing Fern	Lygodium	palmatum	112	Ferns	Lygodiaceae	Schizaeales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
48	Upland Brittle Bladderfern	Cystopteris	tenuis	13	Ferns	Cystopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
49	Lobed Spleenwort	Asplenium	pinnatifidum	17	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
50	Resurrection Fern	Pleopeltis	michauxiana	8	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
51	American Hart's-tongue Fern	Asplenium	scolopendrium var. americanum	0	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
52	Glade Fern	Diplaziopsis	pycnocarpa	51	Ferns	Diplaziopsidaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
53	Blackstem Spleenwort	Asplenium	resiliens	5	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
54	Common Polypody	Polypodium	virginianum	314	Ferns	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
55	Spinulose Woodfern	Dryopteris	carthusiana	122	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
56	Wallrue	Asplenium	ruta-muraria	27	Ferns	Aspleniaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
57	Hairy Lipfern	Myriopteris	lanosa	12	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
58	Cretan Brake	Pteris	cretica	0	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
59	Carolina Mosquitofern	Azolla	caroliniana	106	Ferns	Salviniaceae	Salviniales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
60	Crested Woodfern	Dryopteris	cristata	67	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
61	Netted Chainfern	Lorinseria	areolata	686	Ferns	Blechnaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
62	Smooth Cliffbrake	Pellaea	glabella ssp. glabella	6	Ferns	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
63	Northern Ladyfern	Athyrium	angustum	12	Ferns	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
64	Intermediate Woodfern	Dryopteris	intermedia	164	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
65	Lanceleaf Grapefern	Botrychium	angustisegmentum	0	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
66	Bluntlobe Grapefern	Sceptridium	oneidense	10	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
67	Rattlesnake Fern	Botrypus	virginianus	500	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
68	Southern Adderstongue Fern	Ophioglossum	vulgatum	72	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
69	Cutleaf Grapefern	Sceptridium	dissectum	251	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
70	Leathery Grapefern	Sceptridium	multifidum	1	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
71	Little Grapefern	Botrychium	simplex	3	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
72	Northern Adderstongue Fern	Ophioglossum	pusillum	4	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
73	Daisyleaf Grapefern	Botrychium	matricariifolium	12	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae
74	Sparselobe Grapefern	Sceptridium	biternatum	14	Ferns	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales	Psilotopsida	Plantae