Mammoth Cave Area Flora
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Ferns and allies


Species names are linked to individual pages. For a list of all plants and families in this flora, click here.
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​Adder's tongue -  Ophioglossum pycnostichum

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​Beech fern - Phegopteris hexagonoptera

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​Bracken fern - Pteridium latiusculum 
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​Bulblet fern - Cystopteris bulbifera

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​Christmas fern - Polystichum acrostichoides
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​Cinnamon fern - Osmundastrum cinnamomeum 

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​Cliff fern - 
Woodsia obtusa

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​Fragile fern - Cystopteris protrusa

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​Glade fern - Homalosorus pycnocarpos

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Club moss -  Diphasiastrum digitatum

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Cut-leaf grape fern - Sceptridium dissectum

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​Hairy lip fern - Myriopteris lanosa

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​Lady fern - Athyrium asplenioides
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​Leather wood fern - Dryopteris intermedia

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Maidenhair fern - Adiantum pedatum
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​Marginal wood fern - Dryopteris marginalis

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​Mariana maiden fern - Macrothelypteris torresiana

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​Purple cliffbreak - Pellaea atropurpurea

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​Rattlesnake fern - Botrypus virginianus​

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​Resurrection fern - Pleopeltis polypodioides

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​Rockcap fern - Polypodium virginianum

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​Royal fern - Osmunda spectabilis 

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​Sensitive fern - Onoclea sensibilis

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Shining Firmoss - Huperzia lucidula



​Silvery glade fern - Deparia acrostichoides

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​Southern maidenhair fern 
- Adiantum capillus-veneris

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​Spleenwort, blackstem - Asplenium resiliens

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​Spleenwort, ebony - Asplenium platyneuron

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​Walking fern - Asplenium rhizophyllum

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