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 16Rusty WoodsiaG5 SecureScouring RushG5 SecureSensitive FernG5 SecureShining ClubmossG5 SecureSmooth HorsetailG5 SecureSouthern Maidenhair FernG5 SecureVariegated HorsetailG5 SecureVirginia Chain FernG5 SecureWalking FernG5 SecureWall-rueG5 SecureWater FernG5 SecureWater HorsetailG5 SecureWestern Sword FernG5 SecureWhisk FernG5 SecureWood HorsetailG5 SecureWoodsia IlvensisG5 SecureShowing 51 to 66 of 66, page 2 of 2.← Previous12Sources1. 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.