Western Spleenwort
Asplenium vespertinum

Family: Aspleniaceae (SPLEENWORT).
Generic common name: SPLEENWORT.

Location: Not photographed yet.

Characteristics: Native.

Status:  C N P S  List 4.2
If you see this in or near the SMM floristic region we'd like to know.

Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides

Family: Azollaceae (MOSQUITO FERN).
Other common names: mosquito fern, duck fern, pacific mosquitofern.
Generic common name: MOSQUITOFERN.

Location: Malibu Creek: sheltered creekside stagnant pools, Sept 2008.

Characteristics: Native.

Giant Chain Fern
Woodwardia fimbriata

Family: Blechnaceae (DEER FERN).
Other common names: western chain fern.
Generic common name: CHAIN FERN.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, August 2005.

Characteristics: Native.

Western Bracken Fern
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Family: Dennstaedtiaceae (BRACKEN).
Other common names: hairy brackenfern.
Generic common name: BRACKEN, BRAKE, BRACKENFERN.

Location: Cold Creek Canyon Preserve: Cold Creek Canyon Preserve Trail, riparian woodland, December 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Coastal Wood-fern
Dryopteris arguta

Family: Dryopteridaceae (WOOD FERN).
Other common names: shield fern, California wood fern, marginal wood fern.
Generic common name: WOOD FERN.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, June 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Common Scouring Rush
Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine

Family: Equisetaceae (HORSETAIL).
Other common names: scouringrush horsetail, giant scouring rush.
Generic common name: HORSETAIL, SCOURING RUSH.

Location: Topanga State Park: Santa Yenz Waterfall Trail, riparian woodland, August 2009.

Characteristics: Native.

Smooth Scouring-rush
Equisetum laevigatum

Family: Equisetaceae (HORSETAIL).
Other common names: smooth horsetail.
Generic common name: HORSETAIL, SCOURING RUSH.

Location: Zuma/Trancas Canyons: Upper Zuma Canyon, streamside, September 2007.

Characteristics: Native.

Giant Horsetail
Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii

Family: Equisetaceae (HORSETAIL).
Generic common name: HORSETAIL, SCOURING RUSH.

Location: Encinal Creek: riparian woodland, Aug 2009.

Characteristics: Native.

Hairy Waterclover
Marsilea vestita

Family: Marsileaceae (MARSILEA).
Other common names: hairy pepperwort.
Generic common name: WATER-CLOVER, PEPPERWORT.

Location: Day Canyon: drying bottom of an ephemeral pool, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native.

California Polypody
Polypodium californicum

Family: Polypodiaceae (POLYPODY).
Generic common name: POLYPODY.

Location: Las Virgenes Canyon: riparian woodland, June 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Venus-hair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Other common names: southern maiden hair, common maidenhair fern.
Generic common name: MAIDENHAIR FERN.

Location: Solstice Canyon: Solstice Canyon Trail, riparian woodland, October 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Maiden-hair Fern
Adiantum jordanii

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Other common names: California maidenhair.
Generic common name: MAIDENHAIR FERN.

Location: Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: Cheeseboro Ridge Trail, oak woodland, June 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

California Lace-fern
Aspidotis californica

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Generic common name: LACEFERN.

Location: Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: burned chaparral, May 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Cooper's Lip Fern
Myriopteris cooperae ^◊

TJM1: Cheilanthes cooperae.
TJM2: Cheilanthes cooperae.
F N A: Cheilanthes cooperae.
A N F: Cheilanthes cooperae.

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Other common names: Mrs. Cooper's lipfern.
Generic common name: LIPFERN.

Location: Dayton Canyon: chaparral, April 2009.

Characteristics: Native.

◊ This name is from the Jepson eFlora. It is more current than the TJM2 name.

Coville's Lip Fern
Myriopteris covillei ^◊

TJM1: Cheilanthes covillei.
TJM2: Cheilanthes covillei.
F N A: Cheilanthes covillei.
A N F: Cheilanthes covillei.

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Generic common name: LIPFERN.

Location: Circle X Ranch: chaparral, March 2007.

Characteristics: Native.

◊ This name is from the Jepson eFlora. It is more current than the TJM2 name.

Cotton Fern
Myriopteris newberryi ^◊

TJM1: Cheilanthes newberryi.
TJM2: Cheilanthes newberryi.
F N A: Cheilanthes newberryi.
A N F: Cheilanthes newberryi.

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Other common names: Newberry's lipfern.
Generic common name: LIPFERN.

Location: Coastal sage scrub, May 2007.

Characteristics: Native.

◊ This name is from the Jepson eFlora. It is more current than the TJM2 name.

California Cloak-fern
Notholaena californica

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Generic common name: CLOAK-FERN.

Location: Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: chaparral, Jan 2010.

Characteristics: Native.

Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Other common names: coffee cliffbrake.
Generic common name: CLIFF-BRAKE.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, June 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Bird's-foot Fern
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Other common names: birdfoot cliffbrake.
Generic common name: CLIFF-BRAKE.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, June 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Goldback Fern
Pentagramma triangularis ^◊

TJM1: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis.
TJM2: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis.
F N A: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis.
A N F: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis.
Other scientific names: Pityrogramma triangularis.

Family: Pteridaceae (BRAKE).
Generic common name: GOLDBACK FERN, SILVERBACK FERN.

Location: Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons: China Flat Trail, burned chaparral, May 2006.

Characteristics: Native.

Subspecies of Pentagramma triangularis are now listed at the rank of binomials in the Jepson eFlora.

◊ This name is from the Jepson eFlora. It is more current than the TJM2 name.

Bigelow's Spike Moss
Selaginella bigelovii

Family: Selaginellaceae (SPIKE-MOSS).
Other common names: spike moss, bushy spikemoss, moss fern.
Generic common name: SPIKE MOSS.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Mishe Mokwa Trail, chaparral, March 2007.

Characteristics: Native.

The spike mosses are vascular plants (unlike the true mosses) and are sometimes referred to as "Fern Allies".

Sonoran Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron puberulum var. sonorensis ^◊

TJM1: Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis.
TJM2: Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis.
F N A: Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis.
A N F: Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis.

Family: Thelypteridaceae (THELYPTERIS).
Generic common name: MAIDEN FERN, MARSH FERN.

Location: Encinal Creek: riparian woodland, Aug 2009.

Characteristics: Native.

Status:  C N P S  List 2B.2.

◊ This name is from the Jepson eFlora. It is more current than the TJM2 name.