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Category: Polypodiales

Dryopteris arguta (Coastal Wood Fern)

January 15, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Thanks to a tip from Caroline Skinner, a regular reader of these profiles, I was able to find my first…

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Posted in: Dryopteridaceae, Dryopteris, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Species Profiles Filed under: Coastal Wood Fern, Dryopteris arguta

Polypodium scouleri

December 1, 2022 Dan Nelson 9 Comments

I made a mistake on my recent trip to the coast by assuming that all of the Polypodium to be found where…

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Posted in: Plants, Polypodiaceae, Polypodiales, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Polypodium, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Polypodium scouleri

Struthiopteris (Blechnum) spicant (Deer Fern)

August 6, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I recently spent a day around Warrenton, Oregon, helping my nbo Morgan’s partner Juniper move their stuff. After the heavy…

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Posted in: Blechnaceae, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Species Profiles, Struthiopteris, Tracheophytes Filed under: Blechnum spicant, Deer Fern, Struthiopteris spicant

Polypodium amorphum

January 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Thanks to a tip from Ash Gill, who kindly provided not only excellent directions complete with distances and verifiable landmarks…

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Posted in: Plants, Polypodiaceae, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Polypodium, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Polypodium amorphum

Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken Fern)

January 8, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

So, here is part three of my series on distinguishing between some of the large pinnate ferns of our region.…

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Posted in: Dennstaedtiaceae, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Pteridium, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Bracken Fern, Pteridium aquilinum

Dryopteris expansa

January 7, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is part 2 of my 3 part series on large, pinnate ferns commonly found in proximity to each other…

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Posted in: Dryopteridaceae, Dryopteris, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Dryopteris expansa

Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern)

January 6, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

Over the next few days I’ll be doing comparison profiles for 3 large, pinnate ferns that are commonly found in…

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Posted in: Athyriaceae, Athyrium, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiophyta, Polypodiopsida, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Athyrium filix-femina, Lady Ferns

Pentagramma triangularis

January 25, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

When I was looking for a remembered patch of Polystichum imbricans a couple of months ago I came across a…

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Posted in: Pentagramma, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiopsida, Pteridaceae, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Goldback Fern, Pentagramma triangularis

Asplenium trichomanes

January 12, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I am so happy to have found this fern! Ferns are one of my weakest groups, and I didn’t know…

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Posted in: Aspleniaceae, Asplenium, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiopsida, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Asplenium trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort

Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

November 29, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

A few years ago, when embarrassment at my ignorance finally outweighed the inertial resistance to the effort required to learn…

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Posted in: Dryopteridaceae, Plants, Polypodiales, Polypodiopsida, Polystichum, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

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