Ferns of Vashon-Maury Island

A guide to the commonly observed ferns of Vashon-Maury Island.

western sword fern 1
Polystichum munitum
western maidenhair fern 2
Adiantum aleuticum
lady fern 3
Athyrium filix-femina
rough horsetail 4
Equisetum hyemale
goldback fern 5
Pentagramma triangularis
common bracken 6
Pteridium aquilinum
Hairy brackenfern 7
Pteridium aquilinum pubescens
giant chain fern 8
Woodwardia fimbriata
field horsetail 9
Equisetum arvense
licorice fern 10
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
great horsetail 11
Equisetum telmateia
Braun's Giant Horsetail 12
Equisetum telmateia braunii
western lady fern 13
Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum
spreading wood fern 14
Dryopteris expansa
deer fern 15
Struthiopteris spicant

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