Fern Families in Maryland
Adapted from the guide "Maryland Native Plants: A Master Checklist", compiled by Joseph Metzger, Jr., 1995.
This listing is old and may not reflect current knowledge of taxonomy.
Aspleniaceae, Spleenwort Family
- Asplenium montanum, Mountain Spleenwort
- Asplenium pinnatifidum, Lobed Spleenwort
- Asplenium platyneuron, Ebony Spleenwort
- Asplenium resiliens, Black Stem Spleenwort
- Asplenium ruta-muraria, Wall Rue Spleenwort
- Asplenium trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort
Dennstaedtiaceae, Bracken Fern Family
- Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Hay Scented Fern
- Pteridium aquilinum, Bracken Fern
Dryopteridaceae, Wood Fern Family
- Cystopteris bulbifera, Bulblet Fern
- Cystopteris fragilis, Fragile Fern
- Cystopteris protrusa, Lowland Fragile Fern
- Cystopteris tennesseensis, Tennessee Bladder Fern
- Deparia acrostichoides, Silvery Glade Fern
- Dryopteris campyloptera, Mountain Wood Fern
- Dryopteris carthusiana, Spinulose Wood Fern
- Dryopteris celsa, Log Wood Fern
- Dryopteris clintoniana, Clinton's Wood Fern
- Dryopteris cristata, Crested Wood Fern
- Dryopteris goldiana, Goldie's Wood Fern
- Dryopteris intermedia, Evergreen Wood Fern
- Dryopteris marginalis, Marginal Wood Fern
- Matteuccia struthiopteris, Ostrich Fern
- Onoclea sensibilis, Sensitive Fern
- Polystichum acrostichoides, Christmas Fern
Ophioglossaceae, Adder's Tongue Family
- Botrychium dissectum, Cut Leaf Grape Fern
- Botrychium matricariaefolium, Daisy Leaf Grape Fern
- Botrychium oneidense, Wintergreen Grape Fern
- Botrychium virginianum, Rattlesnake Fern
- Ophioglossum vulgatum, Adder's Tongue Fern
Osmundaceae, Royal Fern Family
- Osmunda cinnamomea, Cinnamon Fern
- Osmunda claytoniana, Interrupted Fern
- Osmunda regalis, Royal Fern
Polypodiaceae, Polypody Family
- Athyrium angustum, Northeast Lady Fern
- Athyrium asplenioides, Southern Lady Fern
- Athyrium filix-femina, Lady Fern
- Athyrium pycnocarpon, Slender Spleenwort
- Camptosorus rhizophyllus, Walking Fern
- Cheilanthes castanea, Chestnut Lip Fern
- Cheilanthes lanosa, Wooly Lip Fern
- Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Oak Fern
- Pellaea atropurpurea, Purple Stem Cliffbrake
- Pellaea glabella, Smooth Cliffbrake
- Polypodium polypodioides, Ressurection Fern
- Polypodium virginianum, Eastern Rock Fern
- Woodsia ilvensis, Rusty Cliff Fern
- Woodsia obtusa, Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern
- Woodwardia areolata, Netted Chain Fern
- Woodwardia virginica, Virginia Chain Fern
Pteridaceae, Maidenhair Fern Family
- Adiantum pedatum, Maidenhair Fern
Salviniaceae, Floating Fern Family
- Azolla caroliniana, Mosquito Fern
Schizaeaceae, Curly Grass Family
- Lygodium palmatum, American Climbing Fern
Thelypteridaceae, Marsh Fern Family
- Phegopteris connectilis, Long Beech Fern
- Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Broad Beech Fern
- Thelypteris noveboracensis, New York Fern
- Thelypteris palustris, Marsh Fern
- Thelypteris simulata, Bog Fern