fern

Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb

any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves

any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks

any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters

New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea

fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa

rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts

fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs

any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining

sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds

ferns that grow in water

ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue

a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases

Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds

large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China

large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia

any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium

epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines

fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves

giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia

any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants

epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America

tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia

tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium

any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag

east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus

small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes

epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America

any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium

tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches

Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds

small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds

a fern of the genus Schaffneria

a fern thought to resemble a millipede

any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum

any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae

a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows

any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae

any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes

fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay

large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia

any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori

any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris

most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage

North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks

tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum

any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori

fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores

bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere

yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere

tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes

tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya

beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes

North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds

any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly

widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds

Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils

fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils

any fern of the genus Woodsia

tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia

any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed

stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides

any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds

small short-lived fern of Central and South America

any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions

small tufted fern of northwestern America

fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds

dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns

tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds

any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions

fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets

fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides

tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides

tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides

fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides

any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

cultivated in many varieties as houseplants

Asiatic fern introduced in America

fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands

large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people

fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions

any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds

common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds

slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris

delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris

any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds

a variety of bristle fern

large stout fern of extreme western Europe

large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds

large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds

North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds

New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible

delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds

tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida

any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets

European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps

small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil

free-floating aquatic ferns

small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe

epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America

of America and Eurasia and Australia

of North America and Eurasia

European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds

American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle

aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

pantropical aquatic fern

fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor

fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa

stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib

chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia

mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia

common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay

fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina

fern of Peru and Bolivia

commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia

spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent

common North American fern with polished black stripes

fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil

ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip

small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds

a small fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere

a spleenwort of eastern North America

small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America

a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States

a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States

a spleenwort of western Europe

fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse

North American fern

a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides

either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft grey hairy rootstock

feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia

of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates

Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic

a terrestrial tree fern of South America

European shield fern

fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds

North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe

fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms

North American fern with evergreen fronds

a fern of the genus Dryopteris

a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains

delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems

fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere

North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets

North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales

evergreen European fern widely cultivated

North American fern

European shield fern cultivated in many varieties

a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds

slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori

rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia

a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant

tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil

delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan

hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes

delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock

tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated

southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica

small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly

lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds

rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley

fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley

evergreen fern of California and Baja California

very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes

cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks

highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall

fern of northeastern North America

beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes

beech fern of North America and Eurasia