Athyrium in Chains

This month we are looking for our ferns! They lie in the understory in our forests and even overhead in our trees. Here's our list of species to find as you walk in our parks and neighborhoods:

Narrow Beech Fern, Phegopteris connectilis
Bracken Fern, Pteridium aquilinum

Licorice Fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Leathery Polypody, Polypodium scouleri
Pacific mosquitofern Azolla filiculoides
Western Sword Fern, Polystichum munitum and other Polystichums
Lady Fern, Athyrium felix-femina
Spreading Wood Fern, Dryopteris expansa
Pacific Oak Fern, Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Ostrich Fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris
Deer Fern, Blechnum spicant
Giant Chain Fern, Woodwardia fimbriata
Western Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum aleuticum
American Parsley Fern, Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Maidenhair Spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes