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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Ferns

Ferns and Fern Allies Known to Occur in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

 

Taxonomic organization and nomenclature as used by the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Plants Database at http://plants.usda.gov/

 

Division  Lycopodiophyta – Lycopods

 

Family  Lycopodiaceae -- Clubmoss family

Huperzia lucidula (Shining clubmoss)

Huperzia porophila(Rockclubmoss)

Lycopodium digitatum (Fan clubmoss)

Lycopodium obscurum (Rare clubmoss)
Lycopodium tristachyum (Deeproot clubmoss)

 

Division  Pteridophyta – Ferns

 

Family  Aspleniaceae -- Spleenwort family

Asplenium montanum  (Mountain spleenwort)

Asplenium pinnatifidum  (Lobed speenwort)

Asplenium platyneuron (Ebony spleenwort)
Asplenium resiliens  (Blackstem spleenwort)

Asplenium rhizophyllum  (Walking-fern spleenwort)
Asplenium ruta-muraria  (Wallrue)
Asplenium trichomanes  (Maidenhair spleenwort)

 

Family  Blechnaceae -- Chain Fern family

Woodwardia areolata (Netted chainfern)

 

Family  Dennstaedtiaceae -- Bracken Fern family

Dennstaedtia punctilobula  (Eastern hayscented fern)

Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken fern)

 

Family  Dryopteridaceae -- Wood Fern family

Athyrium felix-femina ssp. asplenioides(Asplenium ladyfern)

Cystopteris bulbifera (Bublet bladderfern)

Cystopteris protrusa (Lowland bladderfern)

Deparia acrostichoides(Silver false spleenwort)

Dryopteris goldiana (Goldie's woodfern)

Dryopteris intermedia (Intermediate woodfern)

Dryopteris marginalis (Marginal woodfern)

Diplazium pycnocarpon (Glade fern)

Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive fern)

Polystichum acrostichoides(Christmas fern)
Woodsia obtusa (Bluntlobe cliff fern)
Woodsia appalachiana (Appalachian cliff fern)

 

Family  Lygodiaceae -- Climbing Fern family

Lygodium palmatum (American climbing fern)

 

Family  Ophioglossaceae -- Adder's-tongue family

Botrychium virginianum  (Rattlesnake fern)
Botrychium dissectum  (Cutleaf grapefern)

Ophioglossum pycnostichum  (Southern adderstongue)

 

Family  Osmundaceae -- Royal Fern family

Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon fern)

Osmunda claytoniana (Interrupted fern)
Osmunda regalis  (Royal fern)

 

Family  Polypodiaceae -- Polypody family

Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana(Resurrection fern)

Polypodium virginianum (Rocky polypody)

 

Family  Pteridaceae -- Maidenhair Fern family

Adiantum pedatum (Northern maidenhair)

Cheilanthes alabamensis (Alabama lipfern)
Cheilanthes lanosa (Hairy lipfern)

Pellaea atropurpurea (Purple cliffbrake)

 

Family  Thelypteridaceae -- Marsh Fern family

Thelypteris hexagonoptera (Broad beechfern)
Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York fern)

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Did You Know?
Designated sites at the park’s Wilderness Road Campground are fully accessible. These sites feature hardened surfaces, increased fire grate height and wheelchair-friendly picnic tables.

Last Updated: September 04, 2007 at 16:10 EST