Species Checklists

Ferns, Horsetails, Mosses, and Lichens

All photographs taken by students and faculty during course fieldtrips.
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  • Ferns
    1. Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum pedatum
    2. Western Lady Fern, Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum
    3. Deer Fern, Blechnum spicant
    4. Spreading Wood Fern, Dryopteris expansa (= D. austriaca)
    5. Oak Fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris
    6. Licorice Fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza
    7. Leather-leaf Fern, Polypodium scouleri
    8. Sword Fern, Polystichum munitum
    9. Western Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum pubescens
  • Horsetails
    1. Common Horsetail, Equisetum arvense
  • Clubmosses
    1. Lycopodium sp.
  • Liverworts
    1. Snake Liverwort, Conocephalum conicum
  • Mosses
    1. Cat-tail Moss, Isothecium myosuroides
  • Lichens
    1. Common Witch's Hair (Old Man's Beard) Lichen, Alectoria sarmentosa
    2. Reindeer Lichen, Cladina sp.
    3. Staghorn Lichen, Letharia vulpina
    4. Lettuce Lung, Lobaria spp.
    5. Dog Lichen, Peltigera canina
    6. Methuselah's Beard, Usnea sp.
Spreading Wood Fern
Photograph by Mark Eberle, August 1998
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Lettuce Lung
Photograph by Mark Eberle, July 2002
Image of Lichen
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