Fern Native Plant Inventory

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Ferns and Fern Allies

Equisetaceae - Horsetail Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Field Horsetail	Equisetum arvense	uncommon	6,3,	Damp creekbank.	Prefers disturbed floodplain soils.

Lycopodiaceae - Club Moss Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Princess-pine	Lycopodium obscurum	rare	9,	Moist acidic woodland.	Evergreen groundcover.

Ophioglossaceae - Adder's Tongue Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Lace-frond Grapefern	Botrychium dissectum	uncommon	9,8,3,	Moist soils, open or shaded	Dimorphic.
Rattlesnake Fern	Botrychium virginianum	uncommon	7,3,	Rich moist woods.	Indicates rich forest soils.

Osmundaceae - Royal Fern Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Royal Fern	Osmunda regalis	very rare	9,	Acidic seepages.
Cinnamon Fern	Osmunda cinnamomea	rare	9,1CP,	Acidic seepages.	Tall fronds.

Woodsiaceae - Cliff Fern Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Sensitive Fern	Onoclea sensibilis	common	9,8,7,6,5,3,1CP,	Moist soils; open or shaded
Lady Fern	Athyrium filix-femina	fairly common	9,8,7,6,5,1CP,	Moist or wet forests.

Dennstaedtiaceae - Bracken Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Bracken Fern	Pteridium aquilinum	very rare	9,	Forest edge	One small colony

Thelypteridaceae - Marsh Fern Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Broad Beech Fern	Thelypteris hexagonoptera	uncommon	7,2,	Rich upland forests.
New York Fern	Thelypteris noveboracensis	common	9,8,7,6,5,3,2,1P,	Bottomlands and moist forests.
Marsh Fern	Thelypteris palustris	very rare	9,	Swamp	One small colony

Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Fancy Fern - Intermediate Wood Fern	Dryopteris intermedia	rare	8,2,	Moist rocky slopes.	Evergreen.
Christmas Fern	Polystichum acrostichoides	common	8,7,6,5,3,2,1P,	Rich moist shady slopes.	Evergreen.

Aspleniaceae - Spleenwort Family

Common Name	Scientific Name	Occurrence	Sections Found MAP	Habitat	Remarks
Ebony Spleenwort	Asplenium platyneuron	uncommon	8,7,3,2,	Rich moist forests and outcrops.	Evergreen.