Woodsiaceae - cliff fern family
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Maine is home to 10 species in 5 genera (hybrids excluded). If you know which species you have or are interested in learning about, click on the appropriate link from the species list below. Otherwise, to determine which genus your fern belongs to, refer to the table below the species list.
Athyrium (1 species)
Athyrium angustum - narrow lady fern
Cystopteris (3 species)
Cystopteris bulbifera - bulbil fragile fern
Cystopteris fragilis - fragile fern
Cystopteris tenuis - Mackay’s fragile fern
Deparia (1 species)
Deparia acrostichoides - silvery false spleenwort
Gymnocarpum (1 species)
Gymnocarpium dryopteris - northern oak fern
Woodsia (4 species)
Woodsia alpina - northerm cliff fern
Woodsia glabella - smooth cliff fern
Woodsia ilvensis - rusty cliff fern
Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa - blunt-lobed cliff fern
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| Athyrium angustum | ||||||
| Cystopteris | ||||||
| Deparia acrostichoides | ||||||
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris | ||||||
| Woodsia |
Athyrium (lady fern)
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Athyrium angustum (narrow lady fern) - [information to be added]
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Cystopteris (fragile fern)
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| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. bulbifera | ||||||
| C. fragilis | ||||||
| C. tenuis |
Cystopteris bulbifera (bulbil fragile fern) - [information to be added]
Cystopteris fragilis (fragile fern) - [information to be added]
Cystopteris tenuis (Mackay’s fragile fern) - [information to be added]
Deparia (false spleenwort)
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Deparia acrostichoides (silvery false spleenwort) - [information to be added]
Gymnocarpium (oak fern)
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Gymnocarpium dryopteris (northern oak fern) - [information to be added]
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Woodsia (cliff fern)
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| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| W. alpina | ||||||
| W. glabella | ||||||
| W. ilvensis | ||||||
| W. obtusa ssp. obtusa |
Woodsia alpina (northern cliff fern) - [information to be added]
Woodsia glabella (smooth cliff fern) - [information to be added]
Woodsia ilvensis (rusty cliff fern) - [information to be added]
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Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa (blunt-lobed cliff fern) - [information to be added]
Note:
1. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Flora Novae Angliae by Arthur Haines (2011, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17154-9).