Zaepfel Nature Center

 

Ferns and Lycopodiums Species Observed at the:

James A. Zaepfel Nature Sanctuary and Research Center

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Order: Lycopodiales

• Family Lycopodiaceae - Clubmoss Family

  • Staghorn Clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)

  • Stiff Clubmoss (Lycopodium annotinum)

  • Tree Clubmoss (Lycopodium obscurum)

  • Ground Cedar (Lycopodium tristachyum)

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Order: Polypodiales

• Family Osmundaceae - Royal-fern Family

  • Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)

  • Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana)

• Family Dennstaedtia - Bracken Family

  • Hayscented Fern (Denstaedtia punctilobula)

  • Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum)

• Family Thelypteridaceae - Marsh Fern Family

  • New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)​

• Family Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family

  • Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides​)

  • Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)