Ferns and lycophytes of the semi-arid zone
50 ferns and lycophytes on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the semi-arid zone, 3 endemic to India.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Ferns and lycophytes of the semi-arid zone endemic to India (3)
All ferns and lycophytes of the semi-arid zone on the list (50)
- Actiniopteris radiata Fan-Leaved Fern
- Adiantum alarconianum
- Adiantum capillus-veneris black maidenhair fern
- Adiantum edgeworthii
- Adiantum incisum Torn Maidenhair Fern
- Adiantum lucidum
- Adiantum macrophyllum largeleaf maidenhair
- Adiantum peruvianum Silver-dollar Fern
- Adiantum philippense Walking Maidenhair Fern
- Adiantum soboliferum
- Aleuritopteris albomarginata
- Aleuritopteris bicolor
- Aleuritopteris formosana
- Ampelopteris prolifera Riverine Scrambler
- Asplenium ceterach Rustyback
- Asplenium erectum Erect Spleenwort
- Azolla filiculoides water fern
- Azolla pinnata Feathered Mosquito Fern
- Ceratopteris thalictroides Water Fern
- Christella dentata Soft Fern
- Davallodes pulchra
- Equisetum ramosissimum Branched Horsetail
- Goniophlebium amoenum
- Hypodematium crenatum
- Hypodematium shingii
- Isoetes coromandelina
- Isoetes sahyadrii
- Loxogramme scolopendrioides
- Marsilea crenata Nardoo
- Marsilea minuta Dwarf Water Clover
- Marsilea quadrifolia clover fern
- Nephrolepis cordifolia Fishbone Fern
- Nephrolepis exaltata southern sword fern
- Ophioglossum costatum
- Ophioglossum gramineum
- Ophioglossum gujaratense
- Ophioglossum indicum
- Ophioglossum nudicaule slender adder's-tongue
- Ophioglossum parvifolium
- Ophioglossum petiolatum stalked adder's-tongue
- Ophioglossum reticulatum stalked adder's-tongue
- Pteris cretica Cretan brake
- Pteris vittata Ladder brake
- Pyrrosia adnascens Tongue-fern
- Salvinia molesta Giant Salvinia
- Salvinia natans floating fern
- Selaginella indica
- Selaginella repanda
- Selaginella reticulata
- Tectaria membranacea
Ferns and lycophytes elsewhere
India · Andaman and Nicobar · Andhra Pradesh · Arunachal Pradesh · Assam · Bihar · Chandigarh · Chhattisgarh · Delhi · Goa · Gujarat · Haryana · Himachal Pradesh · Jammu and Kashmir · Jharkhand · Karnataka · Kerala · Ladakh · Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Odisha · Puducherry · Punjab · Rajasthan · Sikkim · Tamil Nadu · Telangana · Tripura · Uttar Pradesh · Uttarakhand · West Bengal · Trans-Himalaya · Himalaya · Western Ghats · Deccan Peninsula · Gangetic Plain · Coasts · North-East · Islands
Other species of the semi-arid zone
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