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List of ferns and fern allies of Great Britain and Ireland

This page's list covers the ferns and allies (Lycopodiopsida, Equisetopsida and Pteridopsida) found in Great Britain and Ireland. For the background to this list see parent article List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland.

Class Lycopodiopsida edit

 
Huperzia selago (northern clubmoss)

Order Lycopodiales edit

Family Lycopodiaceae (clubmosses) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Alpine clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum Native
Issler's clubmoss Diphasiastrum × issleri Native
Fir clubmoss Huperzia selago Native
Stag's-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum Native
Marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Native
Interrupted clubmoss Spinulum annotinum Native

Order Selaginellales edit

Family Selaginellaceae (spikemosses) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Krauss's clubmoss Selaginella kraussiana Introduced
Lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides Native

Order Isoetales edit

Family Isoetaceae (quillworts) edit

 
Isoetes lacustris (lake quillwort or Merlin's grass)
English name Scientific name Status
Spring quillwort Isoetes echinospora Native
Land quillwort Isoetes histrix Native
Quillwort Isoetes lacustris Native

Class Polypodiopsida (ferns) edit

Order Equisetales edit

Family Equisetaceae (horsetails) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Field horsetail Equisetum arvense Native
Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile Native
Rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale Native
Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre Native
Shady horsetail Equisetum pratense Native
Branched horsetail Equisetum ramosissimum Introduced
Wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Great horsetail Equisetum telmateia Native
Variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum Native

Order Ophioglossales edit

Family Ophioglossaceae (adder's-tongues) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Moonwort Botrychium lunaria Native
Small adder's-tongue Ophioglossum azoricum Native
Least adder's-tongue Ophioglossum lusitanicum Native
Southern adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Native

Order Osmundales edit

Family Osmundaceae (royal ferns) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Royal fern Osmunda regalis Native

Order Polypodiales (polypod ferns, cathetogyrates) edit

Family Pteridaceae (maidenhair fern family) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Maidenhair fern Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa Native
Ribbon fern Pteris cretica Introduced

Family Hymenophyllaceae (filmy ferns, bristle ferns) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Tunbridge filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense Native
Wilson's filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii Native
Killarney fern Vandenboschia speciosa Native

Family Polypodiaceae edit

English name Scientific name Status
Southern polypody Polypodium cambricum Native
Intermediate polypody Polypodium interjectum Native
Polypody Polypodium vulgare Native
Kangaroo fern Zealandia pustulata Introduced

Family Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken family) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Native

Family Thelypteridaceae (marsh ferns) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Beech fern Phegopteris connectilis Native
Lemon-scented fern Thelypteris limbosperma Native
Marsh fern Thelypteris palustris Native

Family Aspleniaceae (spleenworts) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Native
Rustyback Asplenium ceterach Native
Sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum Native
Lanceolate spleenwort Asplenium obovatum Native
Irish spleenwort Asplenium onopteris Native
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Native
Hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Native
Forked spleenwort Asplenium septentrionale Native
Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Native
Green spleenwort Asplenium viride Native

Family Woodsiaceae (cliff ferns) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Alpine lady-fern Athyrium distentifolium Native
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina Native
Newman's lady-fern Athyrium flexile Native
Dickie's bladder-fern Cystopteris dickieana Native
Brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis Native
Mountain bladder-fern Cystopteris montana Native
Oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris Native
Limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum Native
Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Introduced
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis Introduced
Alpine woodsia Woodsia alpina Native
Oblong woodsia Woodsia ilvensis Native

Family Dryopteridaceae (wood ferns) edit

English name Scientific name Status
House holly-fern Cyrtomium falcatum Introduced
Hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula Native
Scaly male-fern Dryopteris affinis Native
Narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana Native
Crested buckler-fern Dryopteris cristata Native
Broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Native
Northern buckler-fern Dryopteris expansa Native
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Native
Rigid buckler-fern Dryopteris mindshelkensis Native
Mountain male-fern Dryopteris oreades Native
Scaly buckler-fern Dryopteris remota Extinct
Hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum Native
Holly fern Polystichum lonchitis Native
Soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum Native

Order Salviniales edit

Family Marsileaceae (pepperworts) edit

English name Scientific name Status
Pillwort Pilularia globulifera Native

Family Salviniaceae edit

English name Scientific name Status
Water fern Azolla filiculoides Introduced

Order Cyatheales (tree ferns etc.) edit

Family Dicksoniaceae edit

English name Scientific name Status
Australian tree-fern Dicksonia antarctica Introduced

Family Blechnaceae edit

English name Scientific name Status
Chilean hard-fern Parablechnum cordatum Introduced
Hard-fern Struthiopteris spicant Native

See also edit

Notes edit

  • Jersey fern (Anogramma leptophylla) is present in the Channel Islands as a native species, but does not occur in Britain or Ireland.
  • Irish spleenwort (Asplenium onopteris) is native only to Ireland; it is represented in Britain only by an introduced population in North Wales.

External links edit

  •   Media related to The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, Thomas Moore at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Media related to British Ferns and their Varieties (1912), color images at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Media related to Our native ferns, or, A history of the British species and their varieties at Wikimedia Commons

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For the background to this list see List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland This page s list covers the ferns and allies Lycopodiopsida Equisetopsida and Pteridopsida found in Great Britain and Ireland For the background to this list see parent article List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland Contents 1 Class Lycopodiopsida 1 1 Order Lycopodiales 1 1 1 Family Lycopodiaceae clubmosses 1 2 Order Selaginellales 1 2 1 Family Selaginellaceae spikemosses 1 3 Order Isoetales 1 3 1 Family Isoetaceae quillworts 2 Class Polypodiopsida ferns 2 1 Order Equisetales 2 1 1 Family Equisetaceae horsetails 2 2 Order Ophioglossales 2 2 1 Family Ophioglossaceae adder s tongues 2 3 Order Osmundales 2 3 1 Family Osmundaceae royal ferns 2 4 Order Polypodiales polypod ferns cathetogyrates 2 4 1 Family Pteridaceae maidenhair fern family 2 4 2 Family Hymenophyllaceae filmy ferns bristle ferns 2 4 3 Family Polypodiaceae 2 4 4 Family Dennstaedtiaceae bracken family 2 4 5 Family Thelypteridaceae marsh ferns 2 4 6 Family Aspleniaceae spleenworts 2 4 7 Family Woodsiaceae cliff ferns 2 4 8 Family Dryopteridaceae wood ferns 2 5 Order Salviniales 2 5 1 Family Marsileaceae pepperworts 2 5 2 Family Salviniaceae 2 6 Order Cyatheales tree ferns etc 2 6 1 Family Dicksoniaceae 2 6 2 Family Blechnaceae 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksClass Lycopodiopsida edit nbsp Huperzia selago northern clubmoss Order Lycopodiales edit Family Lycopodiaceae clubmosses edit English name Scientific name Status Alpine clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum Native Issler s clubmoss Diphasiastrum issleri Native Fir clubmoss Huperzia selago Native Stag s horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum Native Marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Native Interrupted clubmoss Spinulum annotinum Native Order Selaginellales edit Family Selaginellaceae spikemosses edit English name Scientific name Status Krauss s clubmoss Selaginella kraussiana Introduced Lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides Native Order Isoetales edit Family Isoetaceae quillworts edit nbsp Isoetes lacustris lake quillwort or Merlin s grass English name Scientific name Status Spring quillwort Isoetes echinospora Native Land quillwort Isoetes histrix Native Quillwort Isoetes lacustris NativeClass Polypodiopsida ferns editOrder Equisetales edit Family Equisetaceae horsetails edit English name Scientific name Status Field horsetail Equisetum arvense Native Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile Native Rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale Native Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre Native Shady horsetail Equisetum pratense Native Branched horsetail Equisetum ramosissimum Introduced Wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Native Great horsetail Equisetum telmateia Native Variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum Native Order Ophioglossales edit Family Ophioglossaceae adder s tongues edit English name Scientific name Status Moonwort Botrychium lunaria Native Small adder s tongue Ophioglossum azoricum Native Least adder s tongue Ophioglossum lusitanicum Native Southern adder s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Native Order Osmundales edit Family Osmundaceae royal ferns edit English name Scientific name Status Royal fern Osmunda regalis Native Order Polypodiales polypod ferns cathetogyrates edit Family Pteridaceae maidenhair fern family edit English name Scientific name Status Maidenhair fern Adiantum capillus veneris Native Parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa Native Ribbon fern Pteris cretica Introduced Family Hymenophyllaceae filmy ferns bristle ferns edit English name Scientific name Status Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense Native Wilson s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii Native Killarney fern Vandenboschia speciosa Native Family Polypodiaceae edit English name Scientific name Status Southern polypody Polypodium cambricum Native Intermediate polypody Polypodium interjectum Native Polypody Polypodium vulgare Native Kangaroo fern Zealandia pustulata Introduced Family Dennstaedtiaceae bracken family edit English name Scientific name Status Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Native Family Thelypteridaceae marsh ferns edit English name Scientific name Status Beech fern Phegopteris connectilis Native Lemon scented fern Thelypteris limbosperma Native Marsh fern Thelypteris palustris Native Family Aspleniaceae spleenworts edit English name Scientific name Status Black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum nigrum Native Rustyback Asplenium ceterach Native Sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum Native Lanceolate spleenwort Asplenium obovatum Native Irish spleenwort Asplenium onopteris Native Wall rue Asplenium ruta muraria Native Hart s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Native Forked spleenwort Asplenium septentrionale Native Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Native Green spleenwort Asplenium viride Native Family Woodsiaceae cliff ferns edit English name Scientific name Status Alpine lady fern Athyrium distentifolium Native Lady fern Athyrium filix femina Native Newman s lady fern Athyrium flexile Native Dickie s bladder fern Cystopteris dickieana Native Brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis Native Mountain bladder fern Cystopteris montana Native Oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris Native Limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum Native Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Introduced Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis Introduced Alpine woodsia Woodsia alpina Native Oblong woodsia Woodsia ilvensis Native Family Dryopteridaceae wood ferns edit English name Scientific name Status House holly fern Cyrtomium falcatum Introduced Hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula Native Scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis Native Narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana Native Crested buckler fern Dryopteris cristata Native Broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata Native Northern buckler fern Dryopteris expansa Native Male fern Dryopteris filix mas Native Rigid buckler fern Dryopteris mindshelkensis Native Mountain male fern Dryopteris oreades Native Scaly buckler fern Dryopteris remota Extinct Hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum Native Holly fern Polystichum lonchitis Native Soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum Native Order Salviniales edit Family Marsileaceae pepperworts edit English name Scientific name Status Pillwort Pilularia globulifera Native Family Salviniaceae edit English name Scientific name Status Water fern Azolla filiculoides Introduced Order Cyatheales tree ferns etc edit Family Dicksoniaceae edit English name Scientific name Status Australian tree fern Dicksonia antarctica Introduced Family Blechnaceae edit English name Scientific name Status Chilean hard fern Parablechnum cordatum Introduced Hard fern Struthiopteris spicant NativeSee also editFor all lists see Category Lists of vascular plants of the British Isles Flora of Great Britain Flora of Ireland Ferns of EuropeNotes editJersey fern Anogramma leptophylla is present in the Channel Islands as a native species but does not occur in Britain or Ireland Irish spleenwort Asplenium onopteris is native only to Ireland it is represented in Britain only by an introduced population in North Wales External links edit nbsp Media related to The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland Thomas Moore at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to British Ferns and their Varieties 1912 color images at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to Our native ferns or A history of the British species and their varieties at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ferns and fern allies of Great Britain and Ireland amp oldid 1224965029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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