Home›Ferns and Fern Allies›Relationship to People›Used in Traditional MedicineBrowse ByUsed in Traditional MedicineRelationship to people describes how a species interacts with human life, whether it has been domesticated, is farmed or commercially raised, is kept as a pet, is hunted or fished, acts as an agricultural or structural pest, carries disease as a vector, has become invasive outside its native range once introduced, or has no significant recorded interaction with people at all.FactsUsed in Traditional MedicineSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1Used in Traditional MedicineFilter Results51 entriesCommon GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (3)Horsetails (Equisetum) (12)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (2)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (32)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (1)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)Everyday GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (3)Horsetails (Equisetum) (12)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (2)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (32)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (1)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)HabitatAllBog (4)Cloud Forest (1)Desert (2)Fen (5)Freshwater (1)Freshwater Marsh (3)Grassland (7)Lake (1)Riparian Zone (3)River (2)Savanna (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (8)Tropical Rainforest (1)Wetlands (5)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (9)Africa (6)Albania (22)Algeria (16)Angola (5)Australia (11)Austria (27)Bahamas (4)Bangladesh (7)Belarus (21)Belgium (29)Belize (3)Bolivia (7)Botswana (4)Brazil (3)Bulgaria (25)Burundi (5)Cambodia (4)Cameroon (4)Canada (10)Chad (2)China (2)Colombia (13)Comoros (4)Costa Rica (8)Cuba (6)Cyprus (13)Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)Denmark (23)Djibouti (3)Dominican Republic (5)Ecuador (7)Egypt (3)El Salvador (5)Estonia (3)Eswatini (7)Ethiopia (9)Fiji (9)Finland (21)France (29)Georgia (14)Germany (28)Greece (24)Guatemala (6)Guinea (4)Guyana (5)Haiti (7)Honduras (5)Hungary (25)Iceland (9)India (8)Iran (21)Iraq (7)Ireland (26)Italy (27)Jamaica (6)Japan (20)Kazakhstan (15)Kenya (7)Laos (4)Lesotho (8)Liberia (2)Libya (6)Luxembourg (10)Madagascar (6)Malawi (5)Mali (2)Manchuria (12)Mauritania (2)Mauritius (6)Mongolia (11)Morocco (15)Mozambique (5)Myanmar (7)Nepal (4)Netherlands (25)North America (32)Norway (26)Pakistan (9)Palestine (10)Peru (3)Philippines (4)Poland (23)Portugal (20)Romania (22)Saudi Arabia (3)South Africa (6)South America (4)South Asia (8)Spain (22)Sweden (23)Switzerland (23)Taiwan (8)Tunisia (8)Ukraine (16)United States (14)Uzbekistan (4)Venezuela (4)Vietnam (3)Yemen (3)Showing the 100 most common of 138 options.Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (18)Not Evaluated (24)Vulnerable (1)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (51)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (13)Terrestrial (46)Terrestrial and Freshwater (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (51)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (49)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (2)G5 Secure (34)GNR Unranked (2)EcosystemAllChihuahuan Desert (2)Heath (2)Moorland (4)Svalbard (1)TaxonomyAllAsplenium (8)Dryopteris (4)Lycopodiopsida (5)Plantae (5)Polypodiopsida (2)Pteridophyta (19)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Adder's Tongue FernUsed in Traditional MedicineAdiantum Capillus-VenerisUsed in Traditional MedicineAndean HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineAsplenium NidusUsed in Traditional MedicineBird's Nest FernUsed in Traditional MedicineBlack SpleenwortUsed in Traditional MedicineBrackenUsed in Traditional MedicineBranched HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineBrittle Bladder FernUsed in Traditional MedicineBroad Buckler-fernUsed in Traditional MedicineChristmas FernUsed in Traditional MedicineCinnamon FernUsed in Traditional MedicineCommon PolypodyUsed in Traditional MedicineCrested Wood FernUsed in Traditional MedicineDiplazium EsculentumUsed in Traditional MedicineEquisetum palustreUsed in Traditional MedicineEuropean Chain FernUsed in Traditional MedicineEuropean Water CloverUsed in Traditional MedicineFir ClubmossUsed in Traditional MedicineGolden PolypodyUsed in Traditional MedicineGreat HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineHart's Tongue FernUsed in Traditional MedicineHorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineInterrupted FernUsed in Traditional MedicineLady FernUsed in Traditional MedicineLicorice FernUsed in Traditional MedicineLycopodium ClavatumUsed in Traditional MedicineMaidenhair SpleenwortUsed in Traditional MedicineMarginal Wood FernUsed in Traditional MedicineMarsh FernUsed in Traditional MedicineMarsh HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineMexican Giant HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineMoonwortUsed in Traditional MedicineNarrow Buckler-fernUsed in Traditional MedicineOphioglossum VulgatumUsed in Traditional MedicineOstrich FernUsed in Traditional MedicinePteridium AquilinumUsed in Traditional MedicineRattlesnake FernUsed in Traditional MedicineResurrection PlantUsed in Traditional MedicineRoyal FernUsed in Traditional MedicineRunning Club MossUsed in Traditional MedicineRustyback FernUsed in Traditional MedicineRusty-back FernUsed in Traditional MedicineScouring RushUsed in Traditional MedicineSelaginella LepidophyllaUsed in Traditional MedicineSmooth HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineVariegated HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineWall-rueUsed in Traditional MedicineWater HorsetailUsed in Traditional MedicineWhisk FernUsed in Traditional MedicineShowing 1 to 50 of 51, 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.