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Fern Collection (#73)

Ferns, with their delicate fronds and lush green foliage, add a touch of elegance to any landscape

Background imageFern Collection: Kauri Forest Kauri trees surrounded by ferns as undergrowth Trounson Kauri Park Scenic Reserve

Kauri Forest Kauri trees surrounded by ferns as undergrowth Trounson Kauri Park Scenic Reserve, Northland
SAS-949 Kauri Forest - Kauri trees surrounded by ferns as undergrowth Trounson Kauri Park Scenic Reserve, Northland, North Island

Background imageFern Collection: Epiphytes - grass-like epiphyte and different kinds of fern growing on a moss-covered tree branch

Epiphytes - grass-like epiphyte and different kinds of fern growing on a moss-covered tree branch - Te Urewera National
SAS-952 Epiphytes - grass-like epiphyte and different kinds of fern growing on a moss-covered tree branch Te Urewera National Park, Hawke's Bay, North Island

Background imageFern Collection: Tree Fern close-up of the feathered leaves of a tree fern Marlborough Sounds, South Island

Tree Fern close-up of the feathered leaves of a tree fern Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand
SAS-941 Tree Fern - close-up of the feathered leaves of a tree fern Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageFern Collection: Ward's Canyon - majestic tree fern and king fern grow in idyllic Ward's canyon which is part of

Ward's Canyon - majestic tree fern and king fern grow in idyllic Ward's canyon which is part of Carnarvon Gorge
SAS-1744 Ward's Canyon - tree fern and King / Giant fern (Angiopteris evecta) grow in Ward's canyon which is part of Carnarvon Gorge which again is located in Queensland's arid outback

Background imageFern Collection: Ward's Canyon - majestic tree fern grow in idyllic Ward's canyon which is part of Carnarvon Gorge

Ward's Canyon - majestic tree fern grow in idyllic Ward's canyon which is part of Carnarvon Gorge which again
SAS-1743 Ward's Canyon - tree fern grows in Ward's canyon which is part of Carnarvon Gorge which again is located in Queensland's arid outback

Background imageFern Collection: Ruatapu Cave view from the inside of this sacred cave up into the sky

Ruatapu Cave view from the inside of this sacred cave up into the sky and a big tree fern which is thriving inside this
SAS-834 Ruatapu Cave - view from the inside of this sacred cave up into the sky and a big tree fern which is thriving inside this protected area Orakei Korako geothermal area, Waikato, North Island

Background imageFern Collection: autumn forest - the low morning sun casts sunrays into a brightly autumn coloured beech forest

autumn forest - the low morning sun casts sunrays into a brightly autumn coloured beech forest
SAS-1183 autumn forest - the low morning sun casts sunrays into a brightly autumn coloured beech forest. Still lingering morning fog creates a romantic atmosphere

Background imageFern Collection: Rainforest ROG 9187 Scalesia cloud forest with ferns & other Epiphytes

Rainforest ROG 9187 Scalesia cloud forest with ferns & other Epiphytes. 1000m, on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands
ROG-9187 RAINFOREST - Scalesia cloud forest with ferns and other Epiphytes 1000m, on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Maidenhair Fern

Maidenhair Fern
ROG-8969 Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern
ROG-6009 OSTRICH FERN Matteuccia struthiopteris Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Hart's Tongue Fern

Hart's Tongue Fern
ROG-3510 HART'S TONGUE FERN Phyllitis scolopendrium Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Rigid Buckler Fern - limestone pavement rarity Cumbria Formerly known as: Dryopteris uillarii

Rigid Buckler Fern - limestone pavement rarity Cumbria Formerly known as: Dryopteris uillarii
ROG-2534 Rigid Buckler Fern - limestone pavement rarity Cumbria Dryopteris submontana Formerly known as: Dryopteris uillarii Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Bladder Fern

Bladder Fern
ROG-1739 BLADDER FERN Cystopteris fragilis Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Scaly male fern (Dryopteris affinis (= D. pseudomas)), by waterfall in Lake District

Scaly male fern (Dryopteris affinis (= D. pseudomas)), by waterfall in Lake District
ROG-12401 Scaly male fern by waterfall in Lake District, UK Dryopteris affinis Latin also Dryopteris pseudomas Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: A rare fern (Gymnocarpium jessoensis ssp. parvulum) from Finland

A rare fern (Gymnocarpium jessoensis ssp. parvulum) from Finland
ROG-12397 A rare fern from Finland Gymnocarpium jessoensis parvulum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Common Salvinia. A floating water fern. Invasive in North America, originally from S. America. USA

Common Salvinia. A floating water fern. Invasive in North America, originally from S. America. USA
ROG-12161 Common Salvinia - a floating water fern. Invasive in North America, originally from S. America. Florida, USA Salvinia minima Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageFern Collection: Hen and chickens fern, showing viviparous production of new plantlets. Woodland

Hen and chickens fern, showing viviparous production of new plantlets. Woodland. North Island, New Zealand
ROG-11682 Hen and chickens fern, showing viviparous production of new plantlets Woodland. North Island, New Zealand. Asplenium bulbiferum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageFern Collection: Royal Fern In Dartmoor, UK

Royal Fern In Dartmoor, UK
ROG-10732 Royal FERN - in Autumn Dartmoor, UK Osmunda Regalis Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Saint Helena - tree ferns & invasive New Zealand fax

Saint Helena - tree ferns & invasive New Zealand fax
PS-10474 St Helena - Tree Ferns and invasive New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) Dicksonia aborescens Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Rhododendron and fern

Rhododendron and fern
PPG-1464 Rhododendron and fern. Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Young Fern Leaf - rolled up Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary Belize

Young Fern Leaf - rolled up Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary Belize
MAR-235 Young Fern Leaf - rolled up Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Tropical rainforest with buttress root and Bird's Nest Fern - Nosy Mangabe island - Masoala

Tropical rainforest with buttress root and Bird's Nest Fern - Nosy Mangabe island - Masoala National Park
MAR-1214 Tropical rainforest with buttress root and Bird's Nest Fern Nosy Mangabe island - Masoala National Park - Madagascar Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageFern Collection: Ferns and other flora growing on forest floor. Tararua Forest Park - North Island - New Zealand

Ferns and other flora growing on forest floor. Tararua Forest Park - North Island - New Zealand
MAB-767 Ferns and other flora growing on forest floor. Tararua Forest Park - North Island - New Zealand Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Maidenhair fern House plant

Maidenhair fern House plant
LA-757 Maidenhair Fern House plant Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Fossil - Fern Carboniferous Period 300 m. y. a. Mazov Creek Illinois, USA

Fossil - Fern Carboniferous Period 300 m. y. a. Mazov Creek Illinois, USA
KEL-1351 Fossil - Fern Carboniferous Period 300 m.y.a. Mazov Creek Illinois, USA Pecopteris sp. Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Green Spleenwort Fern

Green Spleenwort Fern
JLM-7438 Green Spleenwort Fern Asplenium viride John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Holly Fern - rare in UK, status vulnerable

Holly Fern - rare in UK, status vulnerable
JLM-7260 HOLLY FERN UK Polystichum lonchitis Status: Vulnerable, rare in UK John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Adderstongue Fern

Adderstongue Fern
JLM-5745 Adderstongue Fern Ophioglossum vulgatum John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Small Adders Tongue Fern St. Agnes Scilly

Small Adders Tongue Fern St. Agnes Scilly
JLM-12571 Small Adders Tongue FERN St Agnes, Scilly Islands Ophioglossum azoricum John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Male Fern - in sunlight

Male Fern - in sunlight
JH-25 Male Fern - in sunlight John Holmes Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Mamaku Tree Fern - pith boiled for food by Maori people

Mamaku Tree Fern - pith boiled for food by Maori people
DH-2434 Mamaku Tree Fern - pith boiled for food by Maori people Cyathea medullaris Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Mamaku Tree Fern Near Hokianga harbour, New Zealand, North Island

Mamaku Tree Fern Near Hokianga harbour, New Zealand, North Island
DAD-1456 Mamaku Tree Fern Near Hokianga harbour, New Zealand, North Island Cyathea medullaris David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Mamaku Tre Fern New Zealand

Mamaku Tre Fern New Zealand
DAD-1517 Mamaku Tree Fern New Zealand Cyathea medullaris David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: New Zealand DAD 1512 Rain forest near mangonui, evidence of low cloud

New Zealand DAD 1512 Rain forest near mangonui, evidence of low cloud and very damp conditions with draping Lichen
DAD-1512 RAINFOREST - evidence of low cloud and very damp conditions with draping Lichen, tree stanglers, and Epyphites. near mangonui

Background imageFern Collection: Ferns growing in Cliff Face crack Mount Rainier NP, Washington State, USA PL000352

Ferns growing in Cliff Face crack Mount Rainier NP, Washington State, USA PL000352
COS-1626 Ferns growing in Cliff Face crack Mount Rainier NP, Washington State, USA Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Shoots from old stump of logged Coastal Redwood Redwood National Park California, USA LA000844

Shoots from old stump of logged Coastal Redwood Redwood National Park California, USA LA000844
COS-1470 Shoots from old stump of logged Coastal Redwood Redwood National Park California, USA Sequoia sempervirens Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Fossil Fern - Ceara-Brazil - from Santana Formation - Lower Cretaceous

Fossil Fern - Ceara-Brazil - from Santana Formation - Lower Cretaceous
CAN-2483 Fossil Fern - Ceara - Brazil from Santana Formation - Lower Cretaceous John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageFern Collection: Australia Queensland, Carnavaron National Park, Carnavron Gorge Section, Ward's Canyon

Australia Queensland, Carnavaron National Park, Carnavron Gorge Section, Ward's Canyon
AU-13-PLA AUSTRALIA - Carnavron Gorge Section, Ward's Canyon Carnavaron National Park. Queensland Moist shaded enviroment supports a fern community including King Ferns (Angiopteris evecta)

Background imageFern Collection: Tree (Man) fern - fronds encrusted with frost Ben Lomond National Park, northeastern Tasmania

Tree (Man) fern - fronds encrusted with frost Ben Lomond National Park, northeastern Tasmania, Australia RMS04450
AU-18-RM Tasmanian tree fern / Soft tree fern / Man fern - fronds encrusted with frost Ben Lomond National Park, northeastern Tasmania

Background imageFern Collection: Manfern / soft tree fern Meander Valley, Tasmania, Australia

Manfern / soft tree fern Meander Valley, Tasmania, Australia
AU-00052-DHG Tasmanian tree fern / Soft tree fern / Man fern Meander Valley, Tasmania, Australia Dicksonia antarctica Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Manfern / soft tree fern. Huon River, SW Tasmania, Australia

Manfern / soft tree fern. Huon River, SW Tasmania, Australia
AU-00609-DHG Tasmanian tree fern / Soft tree fern / Man fern Huon River, SW Tasmania, Australia Dicksonia antarctica Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Sprouts of fern in mixed forest, typical, near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia; early spring

Sprouts of fern in mixed forest, typical, near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia; early spring. Ur39. 4203
ANZ-1163 Sprouts of fern in mixed forest typical, near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia; early spring Polypodiaceae spp

Background imageFern Collection: Sprouts of fern (fragment close-up) in mixed forest, typical, near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains

Sprouts of fern (fragment close-up) in mixed forest, typical, near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia; early spring
ANZ-1164 Sprouts of fern (fragment close-up) in mixed forest, near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia; early spring. Polypodiaceae spp Andrey Zvoznikov Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageFern Collection: Fern AEB 2182 Close up of male showing sori, Hertfordshire, UK Dryopteris filixmas © Elizabeth

Fern AEB 2182 Close up of male showing sori, Hertfordshire, UK Dryopteris filixmas © Elizabeth Bomford / ARDEA
AEB-2182 Male Fern - close-up of male showing sori Herefordshire, UK Dryopteris filixmas Elizabeth Bomford Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageFern Collection: Green Bright-eyed Frog / Andasibe Tree Frog - on a fern Andasibe - Mantadia National Park

Green Bright-eyed Frog / Andasibe Tree Frog - on a fern Andasibe - Mantadia National Park - Madagascar
MAR-743 Green Bright-eyed Frog / Andasibe Tree Frog - on a fern Andasibe - Mantadia National Park - Madagascar Boophis viridis Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageFern Collection: Tree ferns, Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Tree ferns, Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Background imageFern Collection: Rainforest, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Rainforest, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Background imageFern Collection: Western sword fern (Polystichum munitum), Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park

Western sword fern (Polystichum munitum), Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America




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Ferns, with their delicate fronds and lush green foliage, add a touch of elegance to any landscape. Lady Fern, True Maidenhair, and Holly it can just a few the stunning variety found in nature's repertoire. In Stein, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, the Ostrich Fern or Shuttlecock Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) thrives amidst breathtaking scenery. Journeying to Triplet Falls in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia unveils a mesmerizing sight as ferns flourish in the enchanting rainforest of Bunyip State Park. Venturing further into Pacific paradise leads us to Padley Gorge in Peak District, Derbyshire, England. Here lies another captivating display of ferns that adorn this picturesque location within the United Kingdom's borders. Across continents and oceans lies New Zealand's Karamea region where an opulent cascade flows through moss- and lichen-covered temperate rainforests at Oparara Basin. In Olympic National Park's Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State stands Taft Creek surrounded by vibrant groundcover dominated by ferns - a testament to their resilience even in challenging environments. The Male Shield fern (Aspidium filix mas) showcases its unique beauty while Archaeopteris hibernica reminds us of these ancient plants' enduring legacy as fossilized remains. Indoor enthusiasts can also appreciate ferns' allure within tropical plant and orchid houses worldwide. From botanical gardens to private collections alike; these spaces provide sanctuary for these verdant wonders. Lastly, we owe gratitude to William Fox-Talbot for capturing one of our earliest glimpses into the world of photography with his first published photograph featuring none other than a magnificent fern specimen. Whether it be cascading waterfalls or serene forests teeming with life; from Europe to Australia and beyond – wherever you find yourself immersed in nature’s embrace they can sure to captivate with their timeless beauty.