suborder
Pteridineae
Pteridineae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Pteridineae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
caterpillars
1
food
5
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Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
caterpillars
1
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Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
caterpillars
1
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Bahama Brake
Pteris bahamensis
caterpillars
1
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Fan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum tenerum
caterpillars
1
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Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
caterpillars
1
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Fragrant Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum melanoleucum
caterpillars
1
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Purple-stem Cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
flowers
1
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Goldback Fern
Pentagramma triangularis
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Western Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum aleuticum
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Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
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California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
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Bird's Foot Cliffbrake
Pellaea mucronata
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American Parsley Fern
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
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Serpentine Fern
Aspidotis densa