SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Ferns & Fern Allies
The ferns are a group of vascular plants that differ from the seed plants in that they reproduce sexually via spores rather than seeds. Based upon recent molecular data the ferns are now also considered to include the horsetails (Equisetum) & whisk ferns (Psilotum).
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February 7, 2017 - The higher order classification of ferns has been reorganized to correspond with:
- PPG I (2016), A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. Jnl of Sytematics Evolution, 54: 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229
- Polypodiopsida
- Equisetidae (horsetails)
- Ophioglossidae
- Marattiidae
- Polypodiidae (leptosporangiates)
- Osmundales
- Hymenophyllales
- Gleicheniales
- Schizaeales
- Salviniales
- Cyatheales
- Polypodiales
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data regenerated on Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:27:48 -0400
150 Accessions:
- 0: Deparia conilii 'Ryu Ou' - Athyriaceae - Athyriaceae
- 1111: Lygodium circinnatum - Lygodiaceae
- 1112: Cyathea sp. - Cyatheaceae - Cyatheaceae W/C
- 1117: Lygodium japonicum - Lygodiaceae - Lygodiaceae
- 2305: Deparia conilii - Athyriaceae - Athyriaceae
- 2308: Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispatissima' - Dwarf crinkled male fern - Dryopteridaceae - Dryopteridaceae
- 2308: Gymnocarpium dryopteris - Cystopteridaceae - Cystopteridaceae
- 2308: Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive Fern - Onocleaceae - Onocleaceae W/C
- 2308: Osmunda regalis - Royal Fern - Osmundaceae - Osmundaceae W/C
- 2312: Doodia caudata - Small Rasp Fern - Blechnaceae - Blechnaceae
- 2312: Pellaea rotundifolia - Button Fern, Cliff Brake - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 2315: Azolla caroliniana - Mosquito Plant - Salviniaceae - Salviniaceae
- 2316: Actiniopteris semiflabellata - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 2316: Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail, Cola de caballo - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
W/C
- 2316: Equisetum bogotense - Andean Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
W/C
- 2316: Equisetum diffusum - Himalayan Horsetail - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum hyemale - Common Scouring Rush - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum laevigatum - Smooth Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum pratense - Meadow Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
W/C
- 2316: Equisetum ramosissimum - Branched Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum scirpoides - Dwarf Scouring Rush - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii - Great Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
W/C
- 2316: Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
W/C
- 2316: Equisetum telmateia ssp. telmateia - Giant Horsetail - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum variegatum - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 2316: Equisetum variegatum 'Large Form' - Large Form - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum variegatum ssp. alaskanum - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 2316: Equisetum variegatum var. majus - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 2316: Equisetum variegatum var. wilsoni - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 2316: Equisetum x font-queri - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 2316: Selaginella densa - Prairie club-moss, Rocky Mountains spike-moss - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
W/C
- 2317: Isoetes sp. - quillwort - Isoetaceae - Isoetaceae
- 2317: Regnellidium diphyllum - Clover two-leaf - Marsileaceae - Marsileaceae
- 2318: Equisetum x moorei - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 2318: Selaginella cf. peruviana - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 2318: Selaginella cf. wrightii - Wright's spike-moss - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 2318: Selaginella watsonii - Alpine spike-moss, Watson's spike-moss - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3101: Huperzia goebelii - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3101: Huperzia obtusifolia - Tassel Fern - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3101: Huperzia phlegmaria - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3101: Huperzia squarrosa - Siam Fern Form - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3101: Huperzia squarrosa - Bali, Indonesia form - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3101: Huperzia squarrosa var. hippuroides - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3101: Lygodium microphyllum - Lygodiaceae - Lygodiaceae
- 3101: Selaginella victoriae - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3102: Calamistrum globuliferum - Pillwort - Marsileaceae - Marsileaceae
- 3102: Marsilea drummondii - Nardoo - Marsileaceae - Marsileaceae
- 3102: Marsilea quadrifolia - European Water Clover - Marsileaceae - Marsileaceae
- 3102: Marsilea schelpeana - Small leafed water clover - Marsileaceae - Marsileaceae
- 3102: Microsorum sp. - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3102: Microsorum unidentified - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3102: Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Plumosa' - Fishbone Fern - Nephrolepidaceae - Nephrolepidaceae
- 3102: Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberly Queen' - Kimberly Queen Fern - Nephrolepidaceae - Nephrolepidaceae
- 3102: Phlebodium aureum - Rabbit's Foot fern, Hare's Foot fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3103: Goniophlebium subauriculatum - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3103: Huperzia phlegmaria - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3103: Huperzia phlegmarioides - Lycopodiaceae - Lycopodiaceae
- 3103: Psilotum nudum - Whisk Fern, Skeleton Fork Fern - Psilotaceae - Psilotaceae
- 3103: Psilotum nudum - miniature form - Psilotaceae - Psilotaceae
- 3103: Psilotum nudum - 'Tai Haku #2' - Psilotaceae - Psilotaceae
- 3103: Psilotum nudum 'Bunryu Zan' - Appendageless Psilotum, Bunryo-zan - Psilotaceae - Psilotaceae
- 3103: Psilotum nudum cv. kinkounishiki - Psilotaceae - Psilotaceae
- 3103: Psilotum x intermedium - Psilotaceae - Psilotaceae
- 3103: Selaginella anceps - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3103: Selaginella moellendorffii - Gemmiferous Spikemoss - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3103: Selaginella pallescens aurea - Golden Sweat Plant - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3103: Selaginella vogelii - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3103: Selaginella willdenowii - Wildenow's Spike Fern - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3104: Acrostichum aureum - Leather Fern, Coastal Leather Fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3104: Angiopteris lygodiifolia - Mules Foot Fern - Marattiaceae - Marattiaceae
- 3104: Asplenium nidus - Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin - Aspleniaceae - Aspleniaceae
- 3104: Colysis hemionitidea - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3104: Davallia fejeensis - Rabbit's Foot Fern - Davalliaceae - Davalliaceae
- 3104: Hypolepis dicksonioides - Cloud Ground Fern - Dennstaedtiaceae - Dennstaedtiaceae W/C
- 3104: Microlepia strigosa - Lace Fern - Dennstaedtiaceae - Dennstaedtiaceae
- 3104: Microsorum punctatum "Grandiceps" - Climbing Bird's Nest Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3104: Microsorum scandens - Fragrant Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3105: Adiantum cv. "Ocean spray" - 'Ocean Spray' Maidenhair Fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3105: Adiantum cv. (variegated) - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3105: Adiantum hispidulum cv. - Australian Maidenhair, Rough Maidenhair - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3105: Adiantum pulverulentum - Glossy Maidenhair - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3105: Adiantum raddianum cv. - Maidenhair fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3105: Araiostegia hymenophylloides - Davalliaceae - Davalliaceae
- 3105: Araiostegia pulchra - Davalliaceae - Davalliaceae
- 3105: Blechnum gracile - Blechnaceae - Blechnaceae W/C
- 3105: Bolbitis heteroclita "difformis" - Dryopteridaceae - Dryopteridaceae
- 3105: Cheilanthes microphylla - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3105: Drynaria bonii - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3105: Hemionitis arifolia - Heart Fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3105: Lemmaphyllum microphyllum - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3105: Neolepisorus ovatus - syn Neolepisorus phyllomanes - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3105: Ophioglossum petiolatum - Stalked Adder's Tongue - Ophioglossaceae - Ophioglossaceae
- 3105: Polypodiodes formosana - Grub Fern, Caterpillar Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3105: Polypodium subauriculatum var. knightii - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3105: Scyphularia pentaphylla - Black Caterpillar Fern - Davalliaceae - Davalliaceae
- 3105: Solanopteris brunei - Potato Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3105: Vittaria indet. - Shoestring Fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3106: Anemia tomentosa - Anemiaceae - Anemiaceae
- 3106: Asplenium bulbiferum - Hens and Chickens Fern - Aspleniaceae - Aspleniaceae
- 3106: Doryopteris concolor - Hand Fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3106: Microgramma lycopodioides - clubmoss snakefern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3106: Microgramma nitida - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3106: Pellaea falcata - Sickle Fern, Australian Cliff Brake - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3106: Pellaea viridis - Green Cliffbrake - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3106: Pteris cretica - Cretan Brake, Table Fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3106: Pteris ensiformis - slender brake - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3106: Pyrrosia lingua - Tongue Fern, Japanese Felt Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3106: Rumohra adiantiformis - Leatherleaf Fern - Dryopteridaceae - Dryopteridaceae
- 3106: Tectaria gemmifera - Snail Fern - Tectariaceae - Tectariaceae
- 3106: Tectaria zeylanica - Tectariaceae - Tectariaceae
- 3107: Aglaomorpha meyeniana - Bear's Paw Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3107: Ceratopteris sp. - water sprite - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3107: Stenochlaena palustris - Blechnaceae - Blechnaceae
- 3108: Aglaomorpha speciosa - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3108: Asplenium sp. - Aspleniaceae - Aspleniaceae
- 3108: Campyloneurum phyllitidis - Long Strap Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3108: Coniogramme intermedia - Bamboo Fern - Pteridaceae - Pteridaceae
- 3108: Cyrtomium falcatum - Japanese Holly Fern - Dryopteridaceae - Dryopteridaceae
- 3108: Dennstaedtia cicutaria - Dennstaedtiaceae - Dennstaedtiaceae
- 3108: Microsorum steerei - Blue Strap Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3108: Ophioglossum pendulum - Ophioglossaceae - Ophioglossaceae
- 3108: Platycerium alcicorne - narrow leaved Madagascan form - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae W/C
- 3108: Platycerium coronarium - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3108: Platycerium grande - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3108: Platycerium wandae - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3108: Pseudodrynaria coronans - Santa Rosa Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3108: Pyrrosia polydactylis - Felt Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3114: Lecanopteris luzonensis - Ant Fern - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3114: Lecanopteris sinuosa - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 3115: Selaginella inaequalifolia - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3115: Selaginella kraussiana decurrens - Spreading Clubmoss - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3115: Selaginella monteverde - Selaginellaceae - Selaginellaceae
- 3315: Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 3315: Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 3315: Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 3315: Equisetum giganteum - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae W/C
- 3315: Equisetum myriochaetum - Equisetaceae - Equisetaceae
- 4105: Platycerium alcicorne - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae W/C
- 4106: Platycerium bifurcatum - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 4106: Platycerium stemaria - Triangle Staghorn - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 4107: Hypolepis tenuifolia - Dennstaedtiaceae - Dennstaedtiaceae
W/C
- 4107: Stenochlaena tenuifolia - Giant Vine Fern - Blechnaceae - Blechnaceae
- 4112: Dennstaedtia bipinnata - Bipinnate Cuplet Fern - Dennstaedtiaceae - Dennstaedtiaceae
- 6601: Platycerium madagascariense - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 6601: Platycerium quadridichotomum - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 6601: Platycerium veitchii - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
- 6601: Salvinia adnata - Giant Salvinia (syn. S. molesta) - Salviniaceae - Salviniaceae
- 6604: Platycerium andinum - American Staghorn - Polypodiaceae - Polypodiaceae
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering = Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession