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Tables of Contents for The Ferns of Florida
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
INTRODUCTION
How to Use This Book
1
2
A Brief History of Fern Study in Florida
3
3
A Note about Fern Conservation
6
1
Fern Gardening
7
1
Plant Classification
8
1
The Classification of the Pteridophytes
9
2
The Language of Botany
11
2
Fern Morphology
13
3
Fern Nomenclature
16
1
Life Cycle of a Fern
17
2
Hybridization in the Fern
19
1
Glossary
20
2
Key to the Families of Florida's Pteridophytes
22
6
FAMILY AND SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS
Anemiaceae - Flowering Fern Family
28
1
Aspleniaceae - Spleenwort Family
29
15
Azollaceae - Azolla Family
44
1
Blechanaceae - Chain Fern Family
45
4
Dennstaedtiaceae - Bracken Fern Family
49
4
Dryopteridaceae - Wood Fern Family
53
21
Equisetaceae - Horsetail Family
74
2
Gleicheniaceae - Forking Fern Family
76
1
Hymenophyllaceae - Filmy Fern Family
77
5
Isoetaceae - Quillwort Family
82
4
Lycopodiaceae - Club-moss Family
86
6
Lygodiaceae - Climbing Fern Family
92
4
Marsileaceae - Water Clover Family
96
3
Ophioglossaceae - Adder's-Tongue Family
99
12
Osmundaceae - Royal Fern Family
111
3
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Parkeriaceae - Water Fern or Water Horn Fern Family
114
2
Polypodiaceae - Polypody Family
116
13
Psilotaceae - Whisk-Fern Family
129
1
Pteridaceae - Maidenhair Fern Family
130
20
Salviniaceae - Floating Fern or Water Spangle Family
150
1
Schizaeaceae - Curly-Grass Fern Family
151
2
Selaginellaceae - Spike-Moss Family
153
5
Thelypteridaceae - Marsh Fern Family
158
16
Vittariaceae - Shoestring Fern Family
174
2
Appendix 1: Checklist of Pteridophytes Included in the Current Volume
176
6
Appendix 2: Florida Pteridophytes According to Wunderlin (1998)
182
3
Appendix 3: Pteridophytes Included on Florida's Regulated Plant Index
185
3
Appendix 4: Where to Find Ferns in Florida
188
3
Bibliography
191
9
Index
200