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Your search found 35 taxa in the family Aspidiaceae, a fern family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Southern Lady Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Athyrium asplenioides FAMILY: Athyriaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Athyrium asplenioides 011-01-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in moist forests
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Northern Lady Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Athyrium angustum FAMILY: Athyriaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it in moist forests, on rock outcrops on grassy balds at high elevations
Rare
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Common Name:
Silvery Glade Fern, Silvery Spleenwort
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Deparia acrostichoides FAMILY: Athyriaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Deparia acrostichoides FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Athyrium thelypterioides 011-01-002 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in moist forests, cove forests
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Glade Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Homalosorus pycnocarpos FAMILY: Diplaziopsidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Diplazium pycnocarpon FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Athyrium pycnocarpon 011-01-003 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in very nutrient-rich loamy or seepy forests, over calcareous sedimentary (such as limestone or dolostone) or mafic metamorphic or igneous rocks (such as greenstone or amphibolite)
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Japanese Painted Fern
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Anisocampium niponicum FAMILY: Athyriaceae
Look for it in suburban woodlands, lawns; commonly planted as an ornamental, rarely naturalizing
Waif(s)
Non-native: Japan
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Common Name:
Japanese false spleenwort
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Deparia petersenii FAMILY: Athyriaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS National Database: Deparia petersonii FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it in swamp forests, disturbed areas
Uncommon, introduced & naturalized in the Southeast
Non-native: southeast Asia
Common Name:
Rusty Cliff Fern, Rusty Woodsia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Woodsia ilvensis FAMILY: Woodsiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Woodsia ilvensis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Woodsia ilvensis 011-02-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it on cliffs of amphibolite, greenstone, other rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Appalachian Woodsia, Appalachian Cliff Fern, Mountain Woodsia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Woodsia appalachiana FAMILY: Woodsiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Woodsia appalachiana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Woodsia scopulina 011-02-002 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it on cliffs of sandstone, shale, granite, granitic gneiss, and hornblende gneiss
Rare, endemic to the Southern & Central Appalachians
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern, Common Woodsia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa FAMILY: Woodsiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Woodsia obtusa 011-02-003 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it on rock outcrops of various sorts, moist talus, terrestrial near rock outcrops
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lowland Bladder Fern, Spreading Bladder Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Cystopteris protrusa FAMILY: Cystopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cystopteris protrusa FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cystopteris protrusa 011-03-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in rich woods or on moss- and soil-covered talus in boulderfields, occasionally on ledges of rock outcrops
Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont & Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bulblet Bladder Fern, Bulblet Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Cystopteris bulbifera FAMILY: Cystopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cystopteris bulbifera FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cystopteris bulbifera 011-03-002 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it on moist outcrops and talus of calcareous rocks, rarely up to 1500m in elevation
Uncommon in Mountains, rare in Piedmont (rare in SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Tennessee Bladder Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Cystopteris tennesseensis FAMILY: Cystopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cystopteris tennesseensis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cystopteris tennesseensis 011-03-003 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it on moist to dry outcrops of calcareous rocks, including coquina limestone ("marl") in the outer Coastal Plain
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fragile Fern, Brittle Fern, Brittle Bladder Fern
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Cystopteris fragilis FAMILY: Cystopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cystopteris fragilis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it on cliffs, ascending in our area to 1650m
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Mackay's Bladder Fern, Mackay's Fragile Fern, Upland Bladder Fern
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Cystopteris tenuis FAMILY: Cystopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cystopteris tenuis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it on moist outcrops and cliffs of metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, occasionally in moist soils near rock outcrops or moist soil banks
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Marginal Wood-fern, Marginal Shield Fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Dryopteris marginalis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris marginalis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris marginalis 011-04-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in rock outcrops, boulderfield forests, other rocky forests
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Evergreen Wood-fern, Fancy Fern, Intermediate Wood-fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Dryopteris intermedia FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris intermedia FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris intermedia 011-04-002 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in cove forests, other moist rocky forests, over a variety of substrates
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Spinulose Wood-fern, Toothed Wood-fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Dryopteris carthusiana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris carthusiana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris spinulosa 011-04-003 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in acidic, organic-rich bogs, swamps, less frequently in most rocky ravines, rich forests, and sloping rock outcrops
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Wood-fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Dryopteris campyloptera FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris campyloptera FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris campyloptera 011-04-004 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests
Uncommon
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Crested Wood-fern, Crested Shield Fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Dryopteris cristata FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris cristata FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris cristata 011-04-005 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in bogs, swamp forests
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Wood-fern, Southern Shield Fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Dryopteris ludoviciana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris ludoviciana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris ludoviciana 011-04-006 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in blackwater swamp forests
Uncommon in GA & SC, rare in NC, endemic to Southeastern Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Log Fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Dryopteris celsa FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris celsa FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris celsa 011-04-007 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in swamps, seepage bogs, and calcareus floodplains, typically associated with calcareous substrates
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Goldie's Wood-fern
Weakley's Flora: (6/30/18) Dryopteris goldieana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dryopteris goldiana FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dryopteris goldiana 011-04-008 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in boulderfield forests, rich cove forests, seepage swamps, esp over calcareous sedimentary or mafic metamorphic or igneous rocks
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Autumn Fern, Japanese Red Shieldfern, Japanese Shieldfern
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Dryopteris erythrosora FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it in suburban woodlands, especially in ravines and along creeks
Uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare elsewhere
Non-native: Japan, China & Korea
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Common Name:
Christmas Fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Polystichum acrostichoides FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polystichum acrostichoides 011-05-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in moist to dry forests & woodlands, esp slopes, ravines, and small stream bottomlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Japanese Holly-fern, Asian Net-veined Holly Fern
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Cyrtomium falcatum FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cyrtomium falcatum FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it in ditches, disturbed swamps, moist ravines, old mortar of brick walls
Rare
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Fortune's Holly-fern, Fortune's Net-veined Holly Fern
Weakley's Flora: (6/30/18) Cyrtomium fortunei FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cyrtomium fortunei FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it on roadside banks, rock outcrops, old mortar of brick walls
Rare
Non-native: southeast China
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Common Name:
Broad Beech Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Phegopteris hexagonoptera FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phegopteris hexagonoptera FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thelypteris hexagonoptera 011-06-002 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in mesic to submesic forests
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
New York Fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/13/22) Amauropelta noveboracensis FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thelypteris noveboracensis FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thelypteris noveboracensis 011-06-003 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in mesic forests, bottomland forests, bogs, submesic forests
Common (uncommon to rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Bog Fern, Massachusetts Fern
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Coryphopteris simulata FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thelypteris simulata FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
Look for it in NC and WV in acid peat bogs at about 1000 meters in elevation (in DE, NJ, and VA in acid seepage swamps in the Coastal Plain)
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Kunth's Maiden Fern, Southern Shield Fern, Southern Wood Fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/13/22) Pelazoneuron kunthii FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thelypteris kunthii FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thelypteris kunthii 011-06-004 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it on coquina limestone (marl) outcrops, calcareous bluffs and sinkhole slopes, also adventive on and around coquina limestone (marl) riprap around small bridges and ditches and in suburban forests
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Coastal Plain of SC & GA (naturalized elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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Common Name:
Downy Maiden Fern, Soft Fern, Downy Shield Fern
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) Christella dentata FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thelypteris dentata FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
Look for it in moist forests, streambanks, swamps, disturbed areas
Rare
Non-native: tropical & subtropical Asia & Africa
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Common Name:
Marsh Fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/13/22) Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thelypteris palustris 011-06-005 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in bogs, marshes (including freshwater tidal marshes), and bottomland forests
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mariana Maiden Fern, Swordfern, False Maiden Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Macrothelypteris torresiana FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Macrothelypteris torresiana FAMILY: Thelypteridaceae
Look for it in disturbed areas, and to be increasingly invasive in natural habitats (esp in the southern parts of our area)
Uncommon, but increasingly invasive in natural habitats
Non-native: Asian & African tropics
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Common Name:
Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis FAMILY: Onocleaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Onoclea sensibilis FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Onoclea sensibilis 011-07-001 FAMILY: Aspidiaceae
Look for it in marshes, swamps, wet disturbed places
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrow Sword Fern, Tuber Sword Fern, Fishbone Fern, Ladder Fern
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Nephrolepis cordifolia FAMILY: Nephrolepidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nephrolepis cordifolia FAMILY: Dryopteridaceae
Look for it in moist places
Rare
Non-native, original distribution obscure
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