This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the growth habit = "fern". An alphabetical index to all PIER species is also available. It includes those of environmental concern (including those that are probably of threat only to islands with high elevations) as well as agricultural and ruderal weeds. Each species is linked by its scientific name to an individual write-up containing relevant information.
Species are listed in alphabetic order. You can browse this list or use the "find" function on your web browser to search by scientific name.
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| Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Present on
Pacific Islands? |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| Adiantum hispidulum (Pteridaceae) | (no species-level synonyms found) | fern | Yes | No |
| Adiantum raddianum (Pteridaceae) | Adiantum cuneatum Langsd. & Fischer | fern | Yes | No |
| Angiopteris evecta (Marattiaceae) | Polypodium evectum G. Forst. | fern | Yes | No |
| Asparagus africanus (Asparagaceae) | Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm. | fern | Yes | No |
| Blechnum appendiculatum (Blechnaceae) | fern | Yes | No | |
| Cyathea australis (Cyatheaceae) | Alsophila australis R. Br. | fern | Yes | No |
| Cyathea cooperi (Cyatheaceae) | Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F. Muell.) R. M.Tryon | fern | Yes | No |
| Cyathea medullaris (Cyatheaceae) | Polypodium medullare G. Forst.; Sphaeropteris medullaris (G. Forst.) Bernh. | fern | Yes | No |
| Diplazium esculentum (Woodsiaceae) | fern | Yes | No | |
| Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. debile (Equisetaceae) | fern | No | No | |
| Lygodium japonicum (Lygodiaceae) | Ophioglossum japonicum Thunb. | fern | Yes | No |
| Lygodium microphyllum (Lygodiaceae) | Lygodium scandens auct.; Ugena microphylla Cav. | fern | Yes | No |
| Lygodium palmatum (Lygodiaceae) | Gisopteris palmata Bernh. | fern | Yes | No |
| Nephrolepis exaltata (Nephrolepidaceae) | Nephrolepis mollis Rosenst.; Nephrolepis punctulata (Poir.) C. Presl; Nephrolepis rufescens C. Presl ex Wawra; Polypodium exaltatum L.; Polypodium neprolepioides Christ; Polypodium punctulatum Poir.; Tectaria fraxinea Cav. | fern | Yes | No |
| Oceaniopteris gibba (Blechnaceae) | Blechnum gibbum (Labill.) Mett.; Lomaria gibba Labill. | fern | Yes | No |
| Pityrogramma calomelanos (Pteridaceae) | Acrostichum calomelanos L.; Gymnogramma calomelanos var. aureoflava Hook.; Gymnogramma ochracea C. Presl; Pityrogramma austroamericana Domin | fern | Yes | No |
| Platycerium bifurcatum (Polypodiaceae) | fern | Yes | No | |
| Pteris cretica (Pteridaceae) | fern | Yes | No | |
| Pteris multifida (Pteridaceae) | fern | No | No | |
| Pteris vittata (Pteridaceae) | fern | Yes | No | |
| Pyrrosia piloselloides (Polypodiaceae) | Drymoglossum piloselloides (L.) C. Presl; Pteris piloselloides L. | fern | Yes | No |
| Selaginella kraussiana (Selaginellaceae) | Lycopodium kraussianum Kunze | fern | Yes | No |