Family Pteridaceae (Maidenhair ferns)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: PlantaeDivision: Class: FilicopsidaOrder: Polypodiales Phenology

Pteridaceae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Adiantum pedatumNorthern maiden-hair fern(NA) HerePhenology
Adiantum speciesMaidenhair Fern HerePhenology
Cheilanthes alabamensisAlabama lipfern HerePhenology
Cheilanthes lanosaHairy lipfern HerePhenology
Cheilanthes tomentosaWoolly lip fern HerePhenology
Myriopteris tomentosaMisdemeanor fern(NA) HerePhenology
Pellaea atropurpureaPurple cliff-brake(NA) HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.



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