Ferns |
Something like 40 species of fern have been recorded on the Isle of Skye. Here are a few examples:
![]() Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) |
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![]() Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) |
![]() Sea Spleenwort (Asplenium marinum) |
![]() Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum) |
![]() Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum) |
![]() Wall Rue (Asplenium ruta-muraria) |
![]() Green Spleenwort (Asplenium viride) |
![]() Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) |
![]() Brittle Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) |
![]() Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris dilatata) |
![]() Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris dilatata) |
![]() Hay-scented Buckler Fern (Dryopteris aemula) |
![]() Hay-scented Buckler Fern (Dryopteris aemula) |
![]() Golden or Scaly Male Fern (Dryopteris affinis) |
![]() Golden or Scaly Male Fern (Dryopteris affinis) |
![]() Hard Shield Fern (Polystichum aculeatum) |
![]() Hard Shield Fern (Polystichum aculeatum) |
![]() Holly Fern Polystichum lonchitis |
![]() Holly Fern Polystichum lonchitis |
![]() Parsley Fern (Cryptogramma crispa) |
![]() Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) |
![]() Beech Fern (Phegopteris connectilis) |
![]() Wilson's Filmy Fern (Hymenophyllum wilsonii) |
![]() Mountain (lemon-scented) Fern (Oreopteris limbosperma) |
![]() Mountain (lemon-scented) Fern (Oreopteris limbosperma) |
![]() Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare s.l.) |
![]() Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare s.l.) |
![]() Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare s.s.) |
![]() Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare s.s.) |
Useful links: |
British Pteridological Society fern guide West Highland Flora |