Links to Major Fern Sites

Not just hardy ferns here, but anything of interest to the fern maniac. Suggestions for additions appreciated.

About Ferns

• Australian Ferns, plus exceptions-- Keith Rogers
• Eclectic jumble of advice and photos
• Connecticut Ferns and Lycophytes -- Connecticut Botanical Scoiety
• Cultivation of Selected Ferns -- Bors Vesterby
• Thumbnails introducing each fern do not foretell the fine photos and text behind them.
• Descriptions and Articles -- San Diego Fern Society
• Descriptions link: too brief, but often the only online descriptions; Fern Growing link: take the link, then click Articles for excellent advice on this and that
• Fossil Ferns -- Westfälische Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany
• Hardy! Tree Ferns -- Ian Barclay
• Introduction to Ferns -- Larry Jensen, James McKelvie, Andrew Chung
• Comprehensive account using New Zealand natives as examples; only caveat: initial page requires Flash plug-in
• North Central United States Ferns and Lycophytes -- Earl Rook
• Propagation from Spores -- Brian Aikins
• Pteridophytes -- Flora of North America
• Wisconsin Ferns and Lycophytes -- Gary Fewless

Floras and Checklists

• Australia
• Bolivia, Parque Nacional Amboro, Checklist
• California -- Jepson Manual
• Flora of China Checklist
• Japan
• North America
• Taiwan -- National Taiwan University
• Families are in large pdf files

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

• Cladistics Glossary
• Interactive Key to British Ferns
• IPNI, International Plant Names Index, Name and Author Search
• ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Authority on Names
• Japanese Dryopteris, Pictorial Keys, Text in Japanese
• Key to Neotropical Fern Genera -- Robbin Moran
• Leptosporangiate (True) Ferns, Characteristics and Relationships -- Kathleen Pryer, Alan Smith
• Missouri Botanic Garden Nomenclatural Database
• Missouri Botanic Garden Nomenclatural Database, Index to North American Ferns
• Pteridophyte Chromosome Numbers -- MBG
• Select Pteridophyta, then narrow further
• World Checklist of Ferns -- Michael Hassler and Brian Swale

Herbaria

• Darwin Country: Pteridophyte Plates and Drawings
• Index Herbariorum: Search for Herbaria
• Index to Missouri Botanic Garden Type Specimens and Photos
• Index to Type Specimens, New York Botanical Garden
• Makino Herbarium, Tokyo, Type Specimens
• Taiwan Forestry Research Institute Type Specimens

Distribution Maps

• Asia, via the Flora of China Checklist
• Call up the species (taxon) and click the Distribution link
• Australia, via the Flora of Australia
• Call up the species, click the map link.
• New England
• North America
• Introductory page is confused, but the linked data is fine.
• World Distribution for Scandinavian Species
• In Swedish. Click around and guess a bit before finding gold.

Photo Collections

• Australian Ferns, 150 images -- Australian National Botanic Gardens
• British Ferns and Lycophytes, Diagnostic Images -- Bioimages
• California Plants -- CalPhotos
• Central Europe -- Josef Hlasek
• Digital Flora, Images from everywhere -- Texas A & M
• Type the fern name and see what you get
• Fern Images, Diagnostic -- PlantSystematics.org
• Select a fern family
• Ferns in Cultivation: Photos, Scans, Drawings -- Dutch Fern Group
• Florida Ferns: Photos, Sheets, Scans -- Doug Scofield
• Japanese Ferns and Lycophytes, Diagnostic
• Labrador and Newfoundland Ferns and Lycophytes
• New England Ferns and Lycophytes -- Arthur Haines
• New England Ferns and Lycophytes -- Don Lubin
• New Jersey Ferns and Lycophytes -- Rod Tulloss
• Northeastern US and Florida Ferns and Lycophytes -- Mike Rosenthal
• A penny to anyone who guesses the identity of the crozier on the home page -- without peeking.
• Tennessee Ferns -- Univ. of Tennessee Herbarium
• Select a genus

Sites Devoted to a Genus

• Dryopteris, Cultivated Species -- Barbara Joe Hoshizaki, Kenneth Wilson
• Elaphoglossum -- John Mickel, Robbin Moran, Tim Motley
• Equisetum, Giant Ones -- Chad Husby
• Platycerium -- Louwrens Opperman, Roy Vail
• Polystichum -- David Barrington
• Polystichum in Africa -- Koos Roux

Tools

• Altavista Translation
• Index of Botanists