Nature Photos

Image 1. Pleopeltis guttata, a wild fern native to Mexico
Photograph from a botanical garden

Image 2. Underside of Pleopeltis guttata, a wild fern native to Mexico
Photograph from a botanical garden

Image 3. Polypodium californicum, called the California polypody or California polypody fern
Photograph from a botanical garden

Image 4. Polypodium californicum, called the California polypody or California polypody fern
Photograph from a botanical garden

Image 5. Underside of Polypodium californicum, called the California polypody or California polypody fern
Photograph from a botanical garden

Image 6. Polypodium calirhiza, called the licorice fern, acrid fern or nested polypody
Photograph from the Sierra Nevada, California

Image 7. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 8. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 9. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 10. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 11. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 12. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 13. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 14. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 15. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 16. Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 17. Underside of Polystichum munitum, called sword fern, western sword fern, or western swordfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 18. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photo location uncertain

Image 19. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 20. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 21. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 22. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 23. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 24. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 25. Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, called western bracken fern or hairy brackenfern
Photograph from coastal Mendocino Co., California

Image 26. Selaginella hansenii, called Hansen's spikemoss or Hansen's spike moss
Photograph from a botanical garden

Image 27. Selaginella hansenii, called Hansen's spikemoss or Hansen's spike moss
Photograph from a botanical garden