Home›Ferns and Fern Allies›Everyday GroupBrowse ByEveryday GroupSpecies everyday group sorts species using the plain, everyday names people already know, such as bears, cats or birds, rather than a formal taxonomic rank. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as "a bear species endemic to China," a familiar everyday group despite its unusual bamboo diet. This dimension lets a visitor browse by the common names they already use.FactsEveryday GroupSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1Everyday GroupFilter Results8 entriesCommon GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (1)Horsetails (Equisetum) (1)Other Fern Allies (1)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (1)Tree Ferns (1)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (1)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (1)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)HabitatAllAlpine (2)Bog (3)Cloud Forest (1)Desert (2)Fen (2)Freshwater (1)Freshwater Marsh (2)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (2)Lake (3)Riparian Zone (1)River (3)Savanna (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (2)Temperate Forest (3)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tropical Rainforest (2)Tundra (1)Wetlands (4)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (4)Africa (4)Albania (4)Algeria (5)Amazonia (2)Angola (6)Australia (5)Austria (6)Bahamas (3)Bangladesh (5)Belarus (3)Belgium (6)Belize (5)Benin (4)Bolivia (7)Botswana (5)Brazil (2)Bulgaria (6)Burundi (6)Cambodia (3)Cameroon (5)Canada (3)Central African Republic (3)Chad (4)China (2)Colombia (7)Comoros (5)Costa Rica (7)Cuba (6)Cyprus (3)Denmark (6)Dominican Republic (7)Ecuador (7)El Salvador (5)Equatorial Guinea (3)Eritrea (3)Eswatini (7)Ethiopia (6)Fiji (7)Finland (5)France (6)Gabon (4)Gambia (2)Georgia (7)Germany (6)Ghana (5)Greece (5)Guatemala (6)Guinea (5)Guinea-Bissau (2)Guyana (6)Haiti (7)Honduras (5)Hungary (4)Iceland (4)India (5)Iran (2)Iraq (3)Ireland (6)Italy (5)Jamaica (5)Japan (6)Kazakhstan (3)Kenya (6)Laos (3)Lesotho (5)Liberia (2)Libya (2)Luxembourg (2)Madagascar (5)Malawi (4)Mali (2)Manchuria (4)Mauritania (3)Mauritius (3)Mongolia (3)Morocco (2)Mozambique (5)Myanmar (4)Namibia (2)Nauru (2)Nepal (3)Netherlands (4)New Zealand (2)Nicaragua (2)Nigeria (2)North America (6)Norway (4)Pakistan (3)Palestine (3)Peru (2)Philippines (3)Portugal (4)South America (4)South Asia (3)Switzerland (3)Thailand (3)United States (4)Vanuatu (3)Vietnam (3)Showing the 100 most common of 172 options.Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (4)Near Threatened (1)Not Evaluated (6)Vulnerable (1)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (8)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (4)Terrestrial (7)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (8)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (4)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Invasive or Introduced Species (4)Source of Dye (1)Source of Fibre (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (6)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (1)Not Listed (8)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (3)G5 Secure (5)GNR Unranked (4)EcosystemAllAtacama Desert (1)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Everglades (1)Heath (1)Kakadu (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Moorland (3)Svalbard (1)TaxonomyAllAsplenium (1)Dryopteris (1)Lycopodiopsida (2)Plantae (2)Polypodiopsida (4)Pteridophyta (4)Reproductive ModeAllSpores (8)Taxonomic Rank OrderAll5 (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae)Everyday Group5 entriesHorsetails (Equisetum)Everyday Group22 entriesOther Fern AlliesEveryday Group1 entrySpikemosses (Selaginella)Everyday Group4 entriesTree FernsEveryday Group7 entriesTrue Ferns (Polypodiopsida)Everyday Group82 entriesWater Ferns (Aquatic Ferns)Everyday Group5 entriesWhisk Ferns (Psilotum)Everyday Group1 entrySources1. 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.