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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Ferns & Fern Allies

The ferns are a group of vascular plants that differ from the seed plants in that they reproduce sexually via spores rather than seeds. Based upon recent molecular data the ferns are now also considered to include the horsetails (Equisetum) & whisk ferns (Psilotum).

  • February 7, 2017 - The higher order classification of ferns has been reorganized to correspond with:
    • PPG I (2016), A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. Jnl of Sytematics Evolution, 54: 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229

  • Polypodiopsida
    • Equisetidae (horsetails)
      • Equisetales
    • Ophioglossidae
      • Psilotales
      • Ophioglossales
    • Marattiidae
      • Marratiales
    • Polypodiidae (leptosporangiates)
      • Osmundales
      • Hymenophyllales
      • Gleicheniales
      • Schizaeales
      • Salviniales
      • Cyatheales
      • Polypodiales
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data regenerated on Tue, 26 Sep 2023 02:13:54 -0400

136 Accessions:

Actiniopteris semiflabellata Angiopteris lygodiifolia Asplenium bulbiferum Asplenium nidus Azolla caroliniana Equisetum pratense Lecanopteris sinuosa Marsilea quadrifolia Microsorum steerei Ophioglossum pendulum Regnellidium diphyllum Selaginella willdenowii Tectaria gemmifera

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  • {0} Salvinia auriculata - Eared Watermoss - Salviniaceae
  • {1} Lygodium circinnatum - Lygodiaceae
  • {2} Lygodium japonicum - Lygodiaceae
  • {3} Equisetum myriochaetum - Equisetaceae
  • {4} Deparia conilii 'Ryu Ou' - Athyriaceae
  • {5} Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive Fern - Onocleaceae W/C
  • {5} Osmunda regalis - Royal Fern - Osmundaceae W/C
  • {6} Deparia conilii - Athyriaceae
  • {6} Doodia caudata - Small Rasp Fern - Blechnaceae
  • {6} Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispatissima' - Dwarf crinkled male fern - Dryopteridaceae
  • {6} Gymnocarpium dryopteris - Cystopteridaceae
  • {6} Pellaea rotundifolia - Button Fern, Cliff Brake - Pteridaceae
  • {7} Azolla caroliniana - Mosquito Plant - Salviniaceae
  • {8} Actiniopteris semiflabellata - Pteridaceae
  • {8} Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail, Cola de caballo - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum hyemale - Common Scouring Rush - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum laevigatum - Smooth Horsetail - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum pratense - Meadow Horsetail - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum ramosissimum - Branched Horsetail - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum scirpoides - Dwarf Scouring Rush - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii - Great Horsetail - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum telmateia ssp. telmateia - Giant Horsetail - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum variegatum - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum variegatum 'Large Form' - Large Form - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum variegatum ssp. alaskanum - Equisetaceae
  • {8} Equisetum variegatum var. majus - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum variegatum var. wilsoni - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Equisetum x font-queri - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {8} Selaginella densa - Prairie club-moss, Rocky Mountains spike-moss - Selaginellaceae W/C
  • {9} Isoetes sp. - Quillwort - Isoetaceae
  • {9} Regnellidium diphyllum - Clover two-leaf - Marsileaceae
  • {10} Equisetum x moorei - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {10} Selaginella cf. peruviana - Selaginellaceae
  • {10} Selaginella cf. wrightii - Wright's spike-moss - Selaginellaceae
  • {10} Selaginella watsonii - Alpine spike-moss, Watson's spike-moss - Selaginellaceae
  • {11} Araiostegia pulchra - Davalliaceae
  • {11} Huperzia obtusifolia - Tassel Fern - Lycopodiaceae
  • {11} Hypolepis tenuifolia - Dennstaedtiaceae W/C
  • {11} Lygodium microphyllum - Lygodiaceae
  • {11} Microsorum steerei - Blue Strap Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {11} Ophioglossum pendulum - Ophioglossaceae
  • {11} Ophioglossum petiolatum - Stalked Adder's Tongue - Ophioglossaceae
  • {11} Phlegmariurus goebelii - Lycopodiaceae
  • {11} Phlegmariurus phlegmaria - Lycopodiaceae
  • {11} Phlegmariurus phlegmaria - Lycopodiaceae
  • {11} Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides - Lycopodiaceae
  • {11} Phlegmariurus squarrosus - Siam Fern Form - Lycopodiaceae
  • {11} Phlegmariurus squarrosus var. hippuroides - Lycopodiaceae
  • {11} Selaginella moellendorffii - Gemmiferous Spikemoss - Selaginellaceae
  • {11} Selaginella vogelii - Selaginellaceae
  • {12} Acrostichum aureum - Leather Fern, Coastal Leather Fern - Pteridaceae
  • {12} Campyloneurum phyllitidis - Long Strap Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {12} Coniogramme intermedia - Bamboo Fern - Pteridaceae
  • {12} Goniophlebium subauriculatum - Polypodiaceae
  • {12} Marsilea drummondii - Nardoo - Marsileaceae
  • {12} Marsilea quadrifolia - European Water Clover - Marsileaceae
  • {12} Marsilea schelpeana - Small leafed water clover - Marsileaceae
  • {12} Microgramma lycopodioides - clubmoss snakefern - Polypodiaceae
  • {12} Microlepia strigosa - Lace Fern - Dennstaedtiaceae
  • {12} Microsorum sp. - Polypodiaceae
  • {12} Phlebodium aureum - Rabbit's Foot fern, Hare's Foot fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {12} Stenochlaena palustris - Blechnaceae
  • {13} Davallia fejeensis - Rabbit's Foot Fern - Davalliaceae
  • {13} Psilotum nudum - Whisk Fern, Skeleton Fork Fern - Psilotaceae
  • {13} Psilotum nudum 'Bunryu Zan' - Appendageless Psilotum - Psilotaceae
  • {14} Angiopteris lygodiifolia - Mules Foot Fern - Marattiaceae
  • {14} Colysis hemionitidea - Polypodiaceae
  • {14} Hypolepis dicksonioides - Cloud Ground Fern - Dennstaedtiaceae W/C
  • {14} Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Climbing Bird's Nest Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {14} Scyphularia pentaphylla - Black Caterpillar Fern - Davalliaceae
  • {15} Adiantum cv. "Ocean spray" - 'Ocean Spray' Maidenhair Fern - Pteridaceae
  • {15} Adiantum cv. (variegated) - Pteridaceae
  • {15} Adiantum hispidulum cv. - Australian Maidenhair, Rough Maidenhair - Pteridaceae
  • {15} Adiantum raddianum cv. - Maidenhair fern - Pteridaceae
  • {15} Anemia tomentosa - Anemiaceae
  • {15} Araiostegia hymenophylloides - Davalliaceae
  • {15} Asplenium sp. - Aspleniaceae
  • {15} Blechnum gracile - Blechnaceae W/C
  • {15} Doryopteris concolor - Hand Fern - Pteridaceae
  • {15} Hemionitis arifolia - Heart Fern - Pteridaceae
  • {15} Lecanopteris luzonensis - Ant Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {15} Lecanopteris sinuosa - Polypodiaceae
  • {15} Lemmaphyllum microphyllum - Polypodiaceae
  • {15} Microsorum unidentified - Polypodiaceae
  • {15} Neolepisorus ovatus - syn Neolepisorus phyllomanes - Polypodiaceae
  • {15} Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Plumosa' - Fishbone Fern - Nephrolepidaceae
  • {15} Polypodiodes formosana - Grub Fern, Caterpillar Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {15} Pteris cretica - Cretan Brake, Table Fern - Pteridaceae
  • {15} Pyrrosia polydactylis - Felt Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {15} Vittaria indet. - Shoestring Fern - Pteridaceae
  • {16} Aglaomorpha speciosa - Polypodiaceae
  • {16} Asplenium bulbiferum - Hens and Chickens Fern - Aspleniaceae
  • {16} Asplenium nidus - Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin - Aspleniaceae
  • {16} Drynaria bonii - Polypodiaceae
  • {16} Pellaea viridis - Green Cliffbrake - Pteridaceae
  • {16} Platycerium grande - Polypodiaceae
  • {16} Pseudodrynaria coronans - Santa Rosa Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {16} Pteris ensiformis - slender brake - Pteridaceae
  • {16} Rumohra adiantiformis - Leatherleaf Fern - Dryopteridaceae
  • {16} Tectaria gemmifera - Snail Fern - Tectariaceae
  • {16} Tectaria zeylanica - Tectariaceae
  • {17} Ceratopteris pteridoides - Water Sprite - Pteridaceae
  • {17} Cyrtomium falcatum - Japanese Holly Fern - Dryopteridaceae
  • {17} Microgramma nitida - Polypodiaceae
  • {17} Pyrrosia lingua - Tongue Fern, Japanese Felt Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {18} Equisetum diffusum - Himalayan Horsetail - Equisetaceae
  • {18} Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {18} Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {18} Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {18} Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae W/C
  • {18} Platycerium coronarium - Polypodiaceae
  • {19} Platycerium veitchii - Polypodiaceae
  • {20} Platycerium alcicorne - narrow leaved Madagascan form - Polypodiaceae W/C
  • {21} Aglaomorpha meyeniana - Bear's Paw Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {21} Dennstaedtia bipinnata - Bipinnate Cuplet Fern - Dennstaedtiaceae
  • {21} Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberly Queen' - Kimberly Queen Fern - Nephrolepidaceae
  • {22} Cheilanthes microphylla - Pteridaceae
  • {22} Dennstaedtia cicutaria - Dennstaedtiaceae
  • {22} Microsorum scandens - Fragrant Fern - Polypodiaceae
  • {22} Phlegmariurus squarrosus - Bali, Indonesia form - Lycopodiaceae
  • {22} Platycerium alcicorne - Polypodiaceae W/C
  • {22} Platycerium bifurcatum - Polypodiaceae
  • {22} Psilotum nudum - miniature form - Psilotaceae
  • {22} Selaginella anceps - Selaginellaceae
  • {22} Selaginella pallescens aurea - Golden Sweat Plant - Selaginellaceae
  • {22} Selaginella willdenowii - Wildenow's Spike Fern - Selaginellaceae
  • {22} Stenochlaena tenuifolia - Giant Vine Fern - Blechnaceae
  • {0} Platycerium madagascariense - Polypodiaceae
  • {0} Platycerium andinum - American Staghorn - Polypodiaceae
  • {0} Platycerium quadridichotomum - Polypodiaceae
  • {0} Platycerium wandae - Polypodiaceae
  • {0} Salvinia molesta - Giant Salvinia (syn. S. molesta) - Salviniaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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