class
Ferns
Polypodiopsida
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native ferns All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
caterpillars
18
food
14
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
5
shelter
1
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Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
caterpillars
4
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Mountain Wood Fern
Dryopteris campyloptera
caterpillars
4
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American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
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Spinulose Wood Fern
Dryopteris carthusiana
caterpillars
3
food
7
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Male Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
caterpillars
3
food
4
shelter
1
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Eastern Brackenfern
Pteridium latiusculum
caterpillars
3
food
2
shelter
1
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Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
caterpillars
3
shelter
1
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Intermediate Wood Fern
Dryopteris intermedia
caterpillars
3
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Hay-scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
caterpillars
3
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Crested Wood Fern
Dryopteris cristata
caterpillars
3
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Fragrant Wood Fern
Dryopteris fragrans
caterpillars
3
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Goldie's Wood Fern
Dryopteris goldieana
caterpillars
3
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Clinton's Wood Fern
Dryopteris clintoniana
caterpillars
3