Ferns
Ribbon Fern Family - Pteridaceae
Jersey Fern Anogramma leptophyllaNative throughout much of the world in tropical and warm temperate regions. Frequent in shady mountains, cliffs and near water.
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Velvet Fern Cosentinia vellea
Native throughout the Mediterranean Region to North-east Africa and South-west Asia. On rocky outcrops, often in quite sunny positions.
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Resurrection Fern Hemionitis acrostica
Native throughout the Mediterranean Region to North-east Africa and South-west Asia. On rocky outcrops, often in quite sunny positions.
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Common Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris
Native throughout much of the world in tropical and warm temperate regions. Frequent in shady mountains, cliffs and near water.
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Bracken Family - Dennstaedtiaceae
Bracken Pteridium aquilinumNative throughout much of Eurasia. Forms extensive colonies on acid and neutral soils, usually in cooler uplands in the south of its range.
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Spleenworts - Aspleniaceae
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanesNative throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere and southward into South Africa. Common on walls and rockfaces in shady places.
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Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Native throughout most of Europe, eastward to the Himalayas and Chine and southward into South Africa. Frequent on walls and rockfaces in shady places.
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Rustyback Fern Asplenium ceterach
Native throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, eastward to Central Asia. Frequent on walls and rockfaces in shady places.
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