CHUCK'S
PLANT FAMILIES
OF
NEW YORK STATE


Caution!


 

KINGDOM
PLANTAE

KEY
   

 

Subkingdom
Pteridophyta
NON-SEED PLANTS

  

 
Superdivision
Bryobionta
NON-VASCULAR
PLANTS (BRYOPHYTES)		  

 
Division
Hepatophyta
(8300) (liverworts)		    
Division
Anthocerotophyta
(350) (hornworts)		    
Division
Bryophyta
(13,500) (mosses)		    
     
Superdivision
Tracheobionta
VASCULAR PLANTS		  

 
     
Division
Psilotophyta (3)		    
Class Psilotopsida    
Psilotales    
PSILOTACEAE
(WHISK FERN FAM.)		    
Division
Equisetophyta (25)		    
Class Equisetopsida    
Equisetales    
EQUISETACEAE
(HORSETAIL FAM.)		    
  Equisetum arvense L. COMMON HORSETAIL
  Equisetum fluviatile L. WATER HORSETAIL
  Equisetum hyemale L.
var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.		 COMMON SCOURING RUSH
  Equisetum scirpoides Michx. DWARF HORSETAIL
  Equisetum sylvaticum L. WOOD HORSETAIL
  Equisetum variegatum
Schleich. ex F. Weber
& D.M.H. Mohr		 VARIEGATED HORSETAIL
     
Division
Lycopodiophyta
(850)		    
Class Lycopodiopsida    
Lycopodiales    
LYCOPODIACEAE
(CLUBMOSS FAM.)		    
  Huperzia ×bartleyi (Cusick)
Kartesz & Gandhi
[lucidula × porophila]		 (No common name)
  Huperzia lucidula
(Michx.) Trevisan		 SHINING CLUBMOSS
  Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh.
ex Mart. & Schrank var. selago		 MOUNTAIN CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella alopecuroides
(L.) Cranfill		 FOXTAIL CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella appressa
(Chapman) Cranfill		 SOUTHERN BOG CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella caroliniana
(L.) Pichi Sermolli
var. caroliniana		 SLENDER CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodiella × copelandii
(Eig.) Cranfill
[alopecuroides × appressa]		 (No common name)
  Lycopodiella inundata
(L.) Holub		 INUNDATED CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium annotinum L. BRISTLY CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium clavatum L. RUNNING CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium digitatum
Dill. ex A. Braun		 GROUND CEDAR
  Lycopodium inundatum L. SWAMP CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium obscurum L. TREE CLUBMOSS
  Lycopodium tristachyum Pursh NORTHERN GROUND PINE
Class Sellaginellopsida    
Selaginellales    
SELAGINELLACEAE
(SPIKEMOSS FAM.)		    
  Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring CREEPING SPIKEMOSS
  Selaginella eclipes Buck HIDDEN SPIKEMOSS
  Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring ROCK SPIKEMOSS
Class Isoëtopsida    
Isoëtales    
ISOËTACEAE
(QUILLWORT FAM.)		    
  Isoëtes engelmannii A. Braun APPALACHIAN QUILLWORT
  Isoëtes riparia
Engelm. ex A. Braun var. riparia		 SHORE QUILLWORT
  Isoëtes tuckermanii A. Braun TUCKERMAN'S QUILLWORT
Division
Polypodiophyta
(8,600)		    
Class Polypodiopsida    
Subclass Marattidae    
Marattiales    
MARATTIACEAE    
  Marattia laevis Sm. Subtropical & tropical
(Not wild in NYS)
Subclass Ophioglossidae  

 
Ophioglossales    
OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
(GRAPE FERN FAM.)		    
  Botrychium dissectum Spreng. GRAPE FERN
  Botrychium virginianum
(L.) Sw.		 RATTLESNAKE FERN
(Clark Reservation)
 

Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

 NORTHERN
ADDER'S-TONGUE
Subclass Polypodiidae    
Osmundales    
OSMUNDACEAE
(ROYAL FERN FAM.)		    
  Osmunda cinnamomea L. CINNAMON FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Osmunda claytonia L. INTERRUPTED FERN
  Osmunda regalis (Willd.) Gray ROYAL FERN
(Clark Reservation)
Polypodiales    
POLYPODIACEAE
(POLYPODY FAM.)		    
  Polypodium virginianum L. COMMON POLYPODY
(Clark Reservation)
Pteridales    
ADIANTACEAE
(MAIDENHAIR FAM.)		    
  Adiantum pedatum L. MAIDENHAIR FERN
  Cryptogramma stelleri
(Gmel.) Prantl		 SLENDER CLIFF-BRAKE
  Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link PURPLE CLIFF BRAKE
(Clark Reservation)
Dicksoniales    
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
(TREE FERN FAM.)		    
  Dennstaedtia punctilobula
(Michx.) Moore		 HAY-SCENTED FERN
(Clark Reservation;
not protected in NYS)
  Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn BRACKEN FERN
(Clark Reservation;
not protected in NYS)
Blechnales    
ASPLENIACEAE
(SPLEENWORT FAM.)		    
  Asplenium platyneuron
(L.) BSP.		 EBONY SPLEENWORT
(Clark Reservation)
  Asplenium rhizophyllum L. WALKING FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Asplenium trichomanes L. MAIDENHAIR SPLEENWORT
(Clark Reservation)
  Camptosorus rhizophyllus
(L.) Link		 WALKING FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Phyllitis scolopendrium
(L.) Newm.		 HARTS-TONGUE FERN
(Clark Reservation; found
2 new sites 7/2004)
WOODSIACEAE    
  Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth COMMON LADY FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Athyrium pycnocarpon
(Spreng.) Broun		 GLADE FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Deparia acrostichoides
(Sw.) M. Kato

SILVERY SPLEENWORT
(Clark Reservation)
THELYPTERIDACEAE    
  Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. BULBLET FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. FRAGILE FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Phegopteris connectilis
(Michx.) Watt		 NORTHERN BEECH FERN
  Thelypteris noveboracensis
(L.) Nieuwl.		 NEW YORK FERN
  Thelypteris palustris Schott MARSH FERN
(Clark Reservation)
DRYOPTERIDACEAE    
  Dryopteris campyloptera
(Kunze) Clarkson		 MOUNTAIN WOOD FERN
  Dryopteris carthusiana
(Vill.) Fuchs		 EVERGREEN WOOD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris cristata (L.) Gray CRESTED SHIELD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris goldiana
(Hook. ex Goldie) Gray		 GOLDIE'S FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris intermedia
(Mühl. ex Willd.) Gray		 SPINULOSE WOOD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray MARGINAL SHIELD FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Polystichum acrostichoides
(Michx.) Schott		 CHRISTMAS FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Polystichum braunii
(Spenner) Fée		 BRAUN'S HOLLY FERN
WOODSIACEAE    
  Gymnocarpium dryopteris
(L.) Newm.		 OAK FEN
(Clark Reservation)
  Matteuccia struthiopteris
(L.) Todaro		 OSTRICH FERN
(Clark Reservation)
  Onoclea sensibilis L. SENSITIVE FERN
(Clark Reservation;
not protected in NYS)
  Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br. RUSTY WOODSIA
Marsileales    
MARSILEACEAE
(WATER-CLOVER FAM.)		    
  * Marsilea quadrifolia L. EUROPEAN WATER CLOVER
(Naturalized in NYS)
  Pilularia americana A. Braun AMERICAN PILLWORT
(Midwest, S, & Pacific west)
(Not wild in NYS)
Salvinales    
SALVINIACEAE
(MOSQUITO FERN FAM.)		    
  Azolla caroliniana Willd. CAROLINA MOSQUITO FERN
(NH to TX)
(Not wild in NYS)
  * Salvinia minima Baker WATER SPANGLES
(Naturalized in NYS)
  * Salvinia natans (L.) All. FLOATING MOSS
(Naturalized in NYS)

Subkingdom
Spermato-
phyta
SEED PLANTS

    
Division
Pinophyta
GYMNOSPERMS		    
     



KEY TO SPECIES SYMBOLS

Blue Background

Grows wild in New York State, but
not in the Adirondack upland region.
An asterisk (*) indicates the plant
is naturalized (not native to NYS).

Green Background

Grows wild in the
Adirondack upland region.
An asterisk (*) indicates the plant
is naturalized (not native to NYS).

White Background

Grows wild in the
Adirondack alpine region,
and found above 4000
feet in elevation).

Pink Background

Cultivated as an ornamental plant
in NYS; usually non-native.

Brown Background

The plant does not grow in NYS.
Selected familiar plants are included in the
database either to show representatives of
taxa not represented by NYS plants, or to
show their relatedness to their NYS relatives.



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