Ferns of Knox County*

While this site is under development you can visit the Conneticut Botanical Garden site for excellent photographs and information on many of the ferns found in Knox County.

Adiantaceae (Maidenhair Family)

Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum

Aspleniaceae ( Spleenwort Family)

Pinnatifid Spleenwort -Asplenium pinnatifidum

Ebony Spleenwort - Asplenium platyneuron

Maidenhair Spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanes

Northern Lady Fern -Athyrium felix-femina

Glade-fern - Athyrium pycnocarpon

Silvery Spleenwort, Silvery Glade-fern - Athyrium thelypteroides

Walking Fern - Asplenium rhizophyllum

Bulblet Bladder Fern - Cystopteris bulbifera

Fragile Fern - Cystopteris fragilis

Lowland Fragile Fern - Cystopteris protrusa

Intermediate Shield Fern - Dryopteris intermedia

Marginal Shield Fern - Dryopteris marginalis

Spinulose Shield Fern - Dryopteris spinulosa

Ostrich Fern - Matteuccia struthiopteris------not reported in KN

Sensitive Fern - Onoclea sensibilis

Christmas Fern - Polystichum acrostichoides
Blechnaceae (Chain Fern Family)

Virginia Chain Fern - Woodwardia virginica

Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Family)


Hay-scented Fern - Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Bracken Fern - Pteridium aquilinum

Ophioglossaceae (Adder s Tongue Family)


Common Grape-fern - Botrychium dissectum

Blunt-lobed Grape-fern - Botrychium oneidense

Rattlesnake Fern - Botrychium virginianum

Osmundaceae (Royal Fern Family)

Cinnamon Fern - Osmunda cinnamomea

Interrupted Fern - Osmunda claytoniana

Polypoidiaceae (Polypoid Family)

Rock-cap Polypody - Polypodium virginianum

Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern Family)

Broad Beech Fern - Thelypteris hexagonopteral

New York Fern - Thelypteris noveboracensis

Marsh Fern - Thelypteris palustris

Long Beech Fern -Thelypteris phegoteris

* This list is compiled from The Vascular Flora of the Galcieated Allegheny Plateau Region of Ohio by Barbara K. Andreas, a 1989 publication of the Ohio Biological Survey.