Azolla filiculoides
Family: Azollaceae (MOSQUITO FERN).
Other common names: mosquito fern, duck fern, pacific mosquitofern.
Generic common name: MOSQUITOFERN.
Malibu Creek: sheltered creekside stagnant pools, Sept 2008.
Characteristics: Native.
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Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides Family: Azollaceae (MOSQUITO FERN). Other common names: mosquito fern, duck fern, pacific mosquitofern. Generic common name: MOSQUITOFERN. Malibu Creek: sheltered creekside stagnant pools, Sept 2008. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Blechnaceae |
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Giant Chain Fern
Woodwardia fimbriata Family: Blechnaceae (DEER FERN). Other common names: western chain fern. Generic common name: CHAIN FERN. Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, August 2005. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Dennstaedtiaceae |
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Western Bracken Fern
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Family: Dennstaedtiaceae (BRACKEN). Other common names: hairy brackenfern. Generic common name: BRACKEN, BRAKE, BRACKENFERN. Cold Creek Canyon Preserve: Cold Creek Canyon Preserve Trail, riparian woodland, December 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Dryopteridaceae |
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Coastal Wood-fern
Dryopteris arguta Family: Dryopteridaceae (WOOD FERN). Other common names: shield fern, California wood fern, marginal wood fern. Generic common name: WOOD FERN. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, June 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Equisetaceae |
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Common Scouring Rush
Equisetum hyemale var. affine Family: Equisetaceae (HORSETAIL). Other common names: scouringrush horsetail, giant scouring rush. Generic common name: HORSETAIL, SCOURING RUSH. Topanga State Park: Santa Yenz Waterfall Trail, riparian woodland, August 2009. Characteristics: Native. |
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Smooth Scouring-rush
Equisetum laevigatum Family: Equisetaceae (HORSETAIL). Other common names: smooth horsetail. Generic common name: HORSETAIL, SCOURING RUSH. Zuma/Trancas Canyons: Upper Zuma Canyon, streamside, September 2007. Characteristics: Native. |
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Giant Horsetail
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii Family: Equisetaceae (HORSETAIL). Generic common name: HORSETAIL, SCOURING RUSH. Encinal Creek: riparian woodland, Aug 2009. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Marsileaceae |
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Hairy Waterclover
Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita Family: Marsileaceae (MARSILEA). Generic common name: WATER-CLOVER. Day Canyon: drying bottom of an ephemeral pool, July 2011. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Polypodiaceae |
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California Polypody
Polypodium californicum Family: Polypodiaceae (BRAKE). Generic common name: POLYPODY. Las Virgenes Canyon: riparian woodland, June 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Pteridaceae |
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Venus-hair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Other common names: southern maiden hair, common maidenhair fern. Generic common name: MAIDENHAIR FERN. Solstice Canyon: Solstice Canyon Trail, riparian woodland, October 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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Maiden-hair Fern
Adiantum jordanii Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Other common names: California maidenhair. Generic common name: MAIDENHAIR FERN. Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Cheeseboro Ridge Trail, oak woodland, June 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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California Lace-fern
Aspidotis californica Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Generic common name: LACEFERN. Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: burned chaparral, May 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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Cooper's Lip Fern
Cheilanthes cooperae Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Other common names: Mrs. Cooper's lipfern. Generic common name: LIPFERN. Dayton Canyon: chaparral, April 2009. Characteristics: Native. |
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Coville's Lip Fern
Cheilanthes covillei Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Generic common name: LIPFERN. Circle X Ranch: chaparral, March 2007. Characteristics: Native. |
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Cotton Fern
Cheilanthes newberryi Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Other common names: Newberry's lipfern. Generic common name: LIPFERN. Coastal sage scrub, May 2007. Characteristics: Native. |
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California Cloak-fern
Notholaena californica Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Generic common name: CLOAK-FERN. Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: chaparral, Jan 2010. Characteristics: Native. |
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Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Other common names: coffee cliffbrake. Generic common name: CLIFF-BRAKE. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, June 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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Bird's-foot Fern
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Other common names: birdfoot cliffbrake. Generic common name: CLIFF-BRAKE. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, June 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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Goldback Fern
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis Other scientific names: Pityrogramma triangularis. Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE). Generic common name: GOLDBACK FERN, SILVERBACK FERN. Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: China Flat Trail, burned chaparral, May 2006. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Selaginellaceae |
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Bigelow's Spike Moss
Selaginella bigelovii Family: Selaginellaceae (SPIKE-MOSS). Other common names: spike moss, bushy spikemoss, moss fern. Generic common name: SPIKE MOSS. Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, March 2007. Characteristics: Native. |
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| Family Thelypteridaceae |
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Sonoran Maiden Fern
Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis Family: Thelypteridaceae (THELYPTERIS). Generic common name: MAIDEN FERN, MARSH FERN. Encinal Creek: riparian woodland, Aug 2009. Characteristics: Native. |
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