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Osmunda regalis, or royal fern, [2] is a species of deciduous fern, native to Europe, Africa and Asia, growing in woodland bogs and on the banks of streams. The species is sometimes known as flowering fern due to the appearance of its fertile fronds. [3] Royal fern swamp at Lagune de Contaut, Hourtin, France
Ferns of New Zealand (65 P) R. Ferns of Russia (1 P) T. Ferns of Taiwan (2 P) Ferns of Tibet (1 P) U. Ferns of the United States (1 C, 131 P) This page was last ...
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, the Tunbridge filmy fern [3] or Tunbridge filmy-fern, [4] is a small, fragile perennial leptosporangiate fern which forms large dense colonies of overlapping leaves from creeping rhizomes. The common name derives from the leaves which are very thin, only a single cell thick, and translucent, giving the appearance of a ...
Angiopteris evecta, commonly known as the king fern, giant fern, elephant fern, oriental vessel fern, Madagascar tree fern, or mule's foot fern, is a very large rainforest fern in the family Marattiaceae native to most parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania. It has a history dating back about 300 million years, and is believed to have the longest ...
Tree ferns are found growing in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, as well as cool to temperate rainforests in Australia, New Zealand and neighbouring regions (e.g. Lord Howe Island, etc.). Like all ferns, tree ferns reproduce by means of spores formed on the undersides of the fronds.
Sphaeropteris excelsa, synonym Cyathea brownii, [2] commonly known as the Norfolk tree fern or smooth tree fern, is probably the largest fern species in the world. It is endemic to Norfolk Island, in the Pacific Ocean near Australia and New Zealand. It is named after the botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858).
Fern genera and species native to Europe. For the purposes of this category, 'Europe' is politically defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions . Subcategories
It is a rhizomatous fern, with the creeping rhizome 8–15 mm (rarely 30 mm) in diameter, densely covered in the golden-brown scales that give the species its name. The fronds are large and pinnatifid (deeply lobed), from 30 to 130 cm long and 10–50 cm broad, with up to 35 pinnae ; they vary in color from bright green to glaucous green and ...