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Ferns, Horsetails, Clubmosses, and others

This section contains the ferns, fern allies (clubmosses and horsetails) along with unusual-looking vascular plants that do not have an easily recognizable flower. 

Ferns

Licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza)

Licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza)

Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)

Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)

Deer fern  (Blechnum spicant)

Deer fern 
(Blechnum spicant)

Sword fern (Polystichum munitum)

Sword fern (Polystichum munitum)

Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum)

Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum)

Spiny wood fern (Dropteris expansa)

Spiny wood fern (Dryopteris expansa)

Narrow beech fern (Phegopteris connectilis)

Narrow beech fern (Phegopteris connectilis)

Maidenhair fern (Adiantum aleuticum)

Western maidenhair fern (Adiantum aleuticum)

Western oak fern (Gymnocarpium disjunctum)

Western oak fern (Gymnocarpium disjunctum)

Green spleenwort (Asplenium viride)

Green spleenwort (Asplenium viride)


Horsetails

Common horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Common horsetail (Equisetum arvense)


Clubmosses

Ground-pine (Lycopodium dendroideum)

Ground-pine (Lycopodium dendroideum)

Running clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)

Running clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)

Fir clubmoss (Lycopodium selago)

Alpine firmoss (Huperzia continentalis)


Other vascular plants

Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Great sundew (Drosera anglica)

Great sundew (Drosera anglica)

Sea asparagus (Salicornia pacifica)

Sea asparagus (Salicornia pacifica)

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