Ferns and Allies

of the

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area






Updated 2-22-08.







General Notes:

Since these plants are not easily identified by small images we have not included a thumbnail page for them.






Links to Ferns



Scientific Names

Adiantum
   jordanii
   capillus-veneris
Aspidotis
   californica
Cheilanthes
   covillei
   newberryi
Dryopteris
   arguta
Pellaea
   andromedifolia
   mucronata
Pentagramma
   triangularis
Polypodium
   californicum
Pteridium
   aquilinum var. pubescens
Woodwardia
   fimbriata

Common Names

Bird's-foot Fern
California Lace-fern
California Polypody
Chain Fern
Coastal Wood-fern
Coffee Fern
Cotton Fern
Coville's Lip Fern
Goldback Fern
Maiden-hair Fern
Venus-hair Fern
Western Bracken Fern









Links to Fern Allies



Scientific Names

Equisetum
   laevigatum
Selaginella
   bigelovii

Common Names

Bigelow's spike moss
Smooth Scouring-rush









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