Home›Ferns and Fern Allies›Diet›Photosynthetic AutotrophBrowse ByPhotosynthetic AutotrophDiet groups species by what they mainly eat: herbivores that feed on plants, carnivores that feed on other animals, omnivores that eat both, and narrower feeding styles such as insectivores, piscivores, filter feeders, detritivores and scavengers, and parasitic species that live on or in a host. A species is placed by its own typical adult feeding behavior as described on its page, not by an occasional or unusual meal.FactsPhotosynthetic AutotrophSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1Photosynthetic AutotrophFilter Results127 entriesCommon GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (5)Horsetails (Equisetum) (22)Other Fern Allies (1)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (4)Tree Ferns (7)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (82)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (5)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)Everyday GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (5)Horsetails (Equisetum) (22)Other Fern Allies (1)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (4)Tree Ferns (7)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (82)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (5)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)HabitatAllAlpine (2)Bog (8)Cloud Forest (1)Desert (3)Fen (6)Freshwater (2)Freshwater Marsh (3)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (7)Lake (4)Riparian Zone (4)River (9)Savanna (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (6)Temperate Forest (13)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tropical Rainforest (4)Tundra (1)Wetlands (17)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (16)Africa (8)Albania (36)Algeria (25)Angola (13)Australia (25)Austria (50)Bahamas (7)Bangladesh (18)Belarus (33)Belgium (53)Belize (8)Benin (7)Bolivia (16)Botswana (9)Brazil (8)Bulgaria (41)Burundi (12)Cambodia (12)Cameroon (11)Canada (28)Central African Republic (5)Chad (7)China (8)Colombia (24)Comoros (9)Costa Rica (15)Cuba (15)Cyprus (18)Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)Denmark (37)Dominican Republic (9)Ecuador (12)El Salvador (9)Eswatini (14)Ethiopia (15)Fiji (16)Finland (37)France (57)Gabon (6)Georgia (32)Germany (52)Ghana (7)Greece (37)Guatemala (14)Guinea (8)Guyana (10)Haiti (13)Honduras (12)Hungary (41)Iceland (25)India (20)Iran (30)Iraq (13)Ireland (46)Italy (47)Jamaica (14)Japan (41)Kazakhstan (27)Kenya (15)Laos (10)Lesotho (14)Libya (7)Luxembourg (14)Madagascar (11)Malawi (11)Mali (6)Manchuria (22)Mauritius (9)Mongolia (22)Morocco (21)Mozambique (9)Myanmar (15)Nepal (14)Netherlands (39)North America (71)Norway (46)Pakistan (18)Palestine (12)Peru (7)Philippines (11)Poland (34)Portugal (29)Romania (34)South Africa (12)South America (8)South Asia (16)Spain (34)Sri Lanka (6)Sweden (34)Switzerland (36)Taiwan (18)Tanzania (8)Thailand (10)Tunisia (10)Ukraine (25)United States (32)Uzbekistan (7)Vietnam (11)Zimbabwe (6)Showing the 100 most common of 172 options.Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (33)Near Threatened (1)Not Evaluated (65)Vulnerable (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (27)Terrestrial (112)Terrestrial and Freshwater (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (127)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (15)Farmed or Commercially Raised (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (17)Source of Dye (1)Source of Fibre (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (51)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (5)Not Listed (110)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (8)G5 Secure (66)GNR Unranked (7)EcosystemAllAtacama Desert (1)Chihuahuan Desert (2)Everglades (1)Heath (2)Kakadu (1)Mediterranean Basin (2)Moorland (4)Svalbard (1)TaxonomyAllAsplenium (13)Dryopteris (7)Lycopodiopsida (9)Plantae (10)Polypodiopsida (14)Pteridophyta (54)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Rusty-back FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophScouring RushPhotosynthetic AutotrophScouringrush HorsetailPhotosynthetic AutotrophSelaginella LepidophyllaPhotosynthetic AutotrophSensitive FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophShining ClubmossPhotosynthetic AutotrophSilver FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophSmooth HorsetailPhotosynthetic AutotrophSoft Shield-fernPhotosynthetic AutotrophSoft Tree FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophSouthern Giant HorsetailPhotosynthetic AutotrophSouthern Maidenhair FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophSpikemossPhotosynthetic AutotrophStaghorn FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophTree FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophTunbridge Filmy FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophVariegated HorsetailPhotosynthetic AutotrophVirginia Chain FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophWalking FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophWall-ruePhotosynthetic AutotrophWater FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophWater HorsetailPhotosynthetic AutotrophWater SpritePhotosynthetic AutotrophWestern Sword FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophWhisk FernPhotosynthetic AutotrophWood HorsetailPhotosynthetic AutotrophWoodsia IlvensisPhotosynthetic AutotrophShowing 101 to 127 of 127, page 3 of 3.← Previous123Sources1. Wikipedia: Ferntier 2WikipediaFern, lead sectionQuote, Fern, lead sectionFerns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.