cliff ferns
Woodsia
Woodsia is a genus of ferns in the family Woodsiaceae. Species of Woodsia are commonly known as cliff ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it was the only genus in the family Woodsiaceae. In 2020, Physematium was split off from Woodsia on the basis of molecular phylogenetic evidence. As of June 2023, Plants of the World Online continued to treat Physematium as a synonym of Woodsia.
53 branches of this genus, most-observed first
blunt woodsia
speciesWoodsia obtusa
rusty woodsia
speciesWoodsia ilvensis
Rocky Mountain woodsia
speciesWoodsia scopulina
Oregon woodsia
speciesWoodsia oregana
smooth woodsia
speciesWoodsia glabella
alpine woodsia
speciesWoodsia alpina
New Mexican woodsia
speciesWoodsia neomexicana
Woodsia polystichoides
speciesWoodsia polystichoides
Woodsia caucasica
speciesWoodsia caucasica
Phillips's cliff fern
speciesWoodsia phillipsii
Woodsia mollis
speciesWoodsia mollis
Woodsia subcordata
speciesWoodsia subcordata
Woodsia manchuriensis
speciesWoodsia manchuriensis
Plummer's woodsia
speciesWoodsia plummerae
Cochise woodsia
speciesWoodsia cochisensis
Woodsia montevidensis
speciesWoodsia montevidensis
Appalachian Woodsia
speciesWoodsia appalachiana
Woodsia calcarea
speciesWoodsia calcarea
Woodsia heterophylla
speciesWoodsia heterophylla
Woodsia andersonii
speciesWoodsia andersonii
Woodsia shensiensis
speciesWoodsia shensiensis
Woodsia intermedia
speciesWoodsia intermedia
Woodsia pinnatifida
speciesWoodsia pinnatifida
Woodsia pulchella
speciesWoodsia pulchella
Woodsia okamotoi
speciesWoodsia okamotoi
Woodsia elongata
speciesWoodsia elongata
Woodsia rosthorniana
speciesWoodsia rosthorniana
Woodsia asiatica
speciesWoodsia asiatica
slender woodsia
hybridWoodsia × gracilis
Abbe's woodsia
hybridWoodsia × abbeae
Woodsia taigischensis
speciesWoodsia taigischensis
Woodsia canescens
speciesWoodsia canescens
Woodsia hancockii
speciesWoodsia hancockii
Woodsia oblonga
speciesWoodsia oblonga
Woodsia mexicana
speciesWoodsia mexicana
Woodsia cycloloba
speciesWoodsia cycloloba
Woodsia angolensis
speciesWoodsia angolensis
Woodsia macrochlaena
speciesWoodsia macrochlaena
Woodsia indusiosa
speciesWoodsia indusiosa
Woodsia lanosa
speciesWoodsia lanosa
Tryon's woodsia
hybridWoodsia × tryonis
Woodsia × kansana
hybridWoodsia × kansana
Woodsia cystopteroides
speciesWoodsia cystopteroides
Woodsia asplenioides
speciesWoodsia asplenioides
Woodsia cinnamomea
speciesWoodsia cinnamomea
Woodsia macrospora
speciesWoodsia macrospora
Woodsia pilosa
speciesWoodsia pilosa
Woodsia kangdingensis
speciesWoodsia kangdingensis
Woodsia gorovoii
speciesWoodsia gorovoii
Woodsia pseudopolystichoides
speciesWoodsia pseudopolystichoides
Woodsia guizhouensis
speciesWoodsia guizhouensis
Maxon's woodsia
hybridWoodsia × maxonii
Woodsia microsora
speciesWoodsia microsora
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72429.