Home›Ferns and Fern Allies›NatureServe Rank›G5 SecureBrowse ByG5 SecureFactsG5 SecureSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1G5 SecureFilter Results66 entriesCommon GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (5)Horsetails (Equisetum) (12)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (47)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (1)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)Everyday GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (5)Horsetails (Equisetum) (12)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (47)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (1)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)HabitatAllBog (7)Cloud Forest (1)Fen (5)Freshwater (1)Freshwater Marsh (3)Grassland (7)Lake (3)Riparian Zone (1)River (8)Savanna (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (6)Temperate Forest (7)Tropical Rainforest (1)Tundra (1)Wetlands (9)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (11)Albania (19)Algeria (12)Angola (5)Australia (14)Austria (30)Bahamas (5)Bangladesh (6)Belarus (23)Belgium (32)Belize (3)Bolivia (7)Botswana (2)Brazil (3)Bulgaria (23)Burundi (4)Cambodia (4)Cameroon (4)Canada (25)Chad (4)China (4)Colombia (12)Comoros (5)Costa Rica (6)Cuba (8)Cyprus (11)Czechia (2)Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)Denmark (24)Djibouti (2)Dominican Republic (4)Ecuador (5)Egypt (4)El Salvador (3)Eswatini (6)Ethiopia (8)Fiji (9)Finland (26)France (34)Georgia (23)Germany (32)Greece (21)Guatemala (6)Guinea (4)Guyana (5)Haiti (8)Honduras (7)Hubei (3)Hungary (25)Iceland (17)India (10)Iran (18)Iraq (6)Ireland (27)Italy (28)Jamaica (9)Japan (26)Kazakhstan (21)Kenya (8)Laos (5)Lesotho (9)Luxembourg (5)Madagascar (6)Malawi (5)Mali (3)Manchuria (17)Mauritius (7)Mongolia (17)Morocco (13)Mozambique (4)Myanmar (7)Nepal (8)Netherlands (26)Nicaragua (3)North America (52)Norway (29)Pakistan (9)Palestine (5)Peru (3)Philippines (5)Poland (21)Portugal (13)Romania (22)South Africa (8)South America (3)South Asia (9)Spain (20)Sri Lanka (3)Sweden (23)Switzerland (24)Taiwan (11)Tanzania (4)Thailand (3)Tunisia (4)Ukraine (18)United Kingdom (3)United States (18)Uzbekistan (3)Vietnam (4)Yemen (4)Showing the 100 most common of 154 options.Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (20)Not Evaluated (40)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (66)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (14)Terrestrial (59)Terrestrial and Freshwater (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (66)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (8)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Invasive or Introduced Species (9)Source of Dye (1)Source of Fibre (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (34)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (65)EcosystemAllEverglades (1)Heath (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Moorland (4)Svalbard (1)TaxonomyAllAsplenium (9)Dryopteris (4)Lycopodiopsida (5)Plantae (5)Polypodiopsida (2)Pteridophyta (32)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Adder's Tongue FernG5 SecureAdiantum Capillus-VenerisG5 SecureAsplenium NidusG5 SecureBird's Nest FernG5 SecureBlack SpleenwortG5 SecureBoston FernG5 SecureBrackenG5 SecureBrittle Bladder FernG5 SecureBroad Beech FernG5 SecureBulblet FernG5 SecureCeratopteris RichardiiG5 SecureChristmas FernG5 SecureCinnamon FernG5 SecureCrested Wood FernG5 SecureCretan BrakeG5 SecureDeer FernG5 SecureDwarf HorsetailG5 SecureEbony SpleenwortG5 SecureEquisetum ArvenseG5 SecureEquisetum palustreG5 SecureField HorsetailG5 SecureFir ClubmossG5 SecureForked SpleenwortG5 SecureGiant Chain FernG5 SecureGolden PolypodyG5 SecureGreen SpleenwortG5 SecureGroundcedarG5 SecureInterrupted FernG5 SecureJapanese Holly FernG5 SecureLady FernG5 SecureLake QuillwortG5 SecureLicorice FernG5 SecureLycopodium ClavatumG5 SecureMaidenhair SpleenwortG5 SecureMale FernG5 SecureMarginal Wood FernG5 SecureMarsh FernG5 SecureMarsh HorsetailG5 SecureMeadow HorsetailG5 SecureMoonwortG5 SecureNarrow Buckler-fernG5 SecureNetted Chain FernG5 SecureNorthern Giant HorsetailG5 SecureOak FernG5 SecureOld World Climbing FernG5 SecureOphioglossum VulgatumG5 SecureOstrich FernG5 SecurePteridium AquilinumG5 SecurePurple CliffbrakeG5 SecureRunning Club MossG5 SecureShowing 1 to 50 of 66, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. 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.