WOODLAND FERNS

The Fronds and Spores

   
 
Fragile Fern, Cystopteris fragilis.
 
   
 
Lady Fern, Athyrium filix-femina.
 
   
 
Lady Fern, Athyrium filix-femina. The Spores.
 
   
 
Lacelip Fern, Heilanthes gracillima.
 
   
 
Lacelip Fern, Heilanthes gracillima. The Spores.
 
   
 
Deer Fern, Blechnum spicant
 
   
 
Deer Fern, Blechnum spicant. Reproductive frond
 
   
 
Deer Fern, Blechnum spicant. Reproductive frond spores.
 
   
 
Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum aleuticum.
 
   
 
Bracken Fern, Pteridium aquilinum.
 
   
 
Oak Fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris.
 
   
 
Nevada Marsh Fern, Thelypteris nevadensis.
 
   
 
Nevada Marsh Fern, Thelypteris nevadensis. The spores
 
   
 
Spiney Wood Fern, Dryopteris expansa.
 
   
 
Goldenback Fern, Pityrogramma triangularis
 
   
 
Goldenback Fern, Pityrogramma triangularis. The underside
 
   
 
The Sword Fern, Polystichum munitum.
 
   
 
The Sword Fern, Polystichum munitum.
 
   
 
The Sword Fern, Polystichum munitum. The spores.
 
   
 
Licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza.
 
   
 
Licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza. Underside spores.