Ferns and Fern Allies
of Orange County, California
Compiled by Peter J. Bryant
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  Blechnaceae:
Chain Ferns 		Dryopteridaceae:
Wood Ferns 		Polypodiaceae:
Polypods		  

Aspleniaceae: Spleenworts
Azollaceae: Mosquito Ferns
Dennstaedtiaceae: Brackens
Equisetaceae: Horsetails
Isoetaceae: Quillworts
Lycopodiaceae: Club-mosses
Mardilaceae: Marsileas
Ophioglossaceae: Adder's-tongues


Giant Chain Fern,
Woodwardia fimbriata
Coastal Wood Fern,
Dryopteris arguta
California Polypody,
Polypodium californicum		  
Pteridaceae: Cliffbrakes, Lip ferns

California Maidenhair Fern,
Adiantum jordanii
California Lace Fern,
Aspidotis californica
Cleveland's Lip Fern,
Cheilanthes clevelandii
Newberry's Lip Fern,
Cheilanthes newberryi
Coffee Fern,
Pellaea andromedifolia

Bird's Foot Cliff-Brake,
Pellaea mucronata
Goldenback Fern,
Pentagramma triangularis		      
Selaginellaceae:
Spike-mosses 		Thelypteridaceae: Thelypterids      

Bigelow's Spike-moss,
Selaginella bigelovii