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Fern names have been changed since 1853
Here is a table showing the 1853 Name, the modern scientific name, the common name and an image for the British Ferns
The ferns are displayed in column order, not row order
| 1853 Name | Modern Scientific Name | Common Name | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceterach officinarum | Asplenium ceterach | Rustyback |  |
| Woodsia hyperborea | Woodsia alpina | Alpine Woodsia |  |
| Polypodium vulgare 1 | Polypodium vulgare | Common Polypody |  |
| Polypodium interjectum | Western Polypody |  |
|
| Polypodium cambricum | Southern Polypody |  |
|
| Polypodium phegopteris | Phegopteris connectilis | Beech Fern |  |
| Polypodium dryopteris | Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Oak Fern |  |
| Polypodium calcareum | Gymnocarpium robertianum | Limestone Oak Fern |  |
| Allosorus crispus | Cryptogramma crispa | Parsley Fern |  |
| Cystopteris fragilis | Cystopteris fragilis | Brittle Bladder-fern |  |
| Cystopteris dentata | Cystopteris alpina | Alpine Bladder-Fern | |
| Asplenium lonchitis | Polystichum lonchitis | Holly-fern |  |
| Aspidium aculeatum | Polystichum setiferum | Soft Shield-fern |  |
| Aspidium lobatum | Polystichum aculeatum | Polystichum aculeatum |  |
| Aspidium angulare | Polystichum setiferum | Soft Shield-fern | |
| Lastrea recurva | Dryopteris aemula | Hay-scented Buckler-fern |  |
| Lastrea thelypteris | Thelypteris palustris | Marsh Fern |  |
| Lastrea oreopteris | Oreopteris limbosperma | Mountain or Lemon-scented Fern |  |
| Lastrea cristata | Dryopteris cristata | Crested or Fen Buckler-fern |  |
| Lastrea filix mas | Dryopteris filix-mas | Common Male Fern |  |
| Lastrea rigida | Dryopteris submontana | Narrow Buckler-Fern |  |
| Lastrea spinulosa 2 | Dryopteris carthusiana | Narrow Buckler-fern |  |
| Lastrea dilatata 2 | Dryopteris dilatata | Broad Buckler-fern |  |
| Lastrea focnisecii | Dryopteris aemula | Hay-scented Buckler-fern | |
| Athyrium filix femina | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern |  |
| Athyrium molle | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern | |
| Asplenium viride | Asplenium viride | Green Spleenwort |  |
| Asplenium trichomanes | Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort |  |
| Asplenium marinum | Asplenium marinum | Sea Spleenwort |  |
| Asplenium lanceolatum | Asplenium billotii | Lanceolate Spleenwort |  |
| Asplenium adiantum nigrum | Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Black Spleenwort |  |
| Asplenium ruta muraria | Asplenium ruta-muraria | Wall-rue |  |
| Asplenium septentrionale | Asplenium septentrionale | Forked Spleenwort |  |
| Asplenium fontanum | Asplenium fontanum | EU not UK | |
| Scolopendrium vulgare | Asplenium scolopendrium | Hart's-tongue |  |
| Scolopendrium vulgare [illeg.] | Asplenium scolopendrium ('Ramosum' type) | Hart's-tongue | UK |
| Blechnum boreale | Blechnum spicant | Hard Fern |  |
| Pteris aquilina | Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken |  |
| Adiantum capillus veneris | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Maidenhair Fern |  |
| Hymenophyllum Tunbridgense | Hymenophyllum tunbrigense | Tunbridge Filmy-fern |  |
| Hymenophyllum Wilsonii | Hymenophyllum wilsonii | Wilson's Filmy-fern |  |
| Osmunda regalis | Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern |  |
| Botrychium Lunaria | Botrychium lunaria | Moonwort |  |
| Ophioglossum vulgatum | Ophioglossum vulgatum | Common Adder's-tongue |  |
| Equisetum sylvaticum | Equisetum sylvaticum | Wood Horsetail |  |
With thanks to John Edgington for helping to translate 1853 names to modern names
1 It was dicovered after 1853 that there are in fact 3 species of Polypodium in the British Isles and they all hybridise with each other. We think the main image is P. interjectum and the 2 smaller images are of P. cambricum
2 The names we have given are the correct “translations” but the images look reversed, so that the Lastrea dilatata looks like D. carthusiana while Lastrea spinulosa looks like D. dilatata.
