Ferns and lycophytes of West Bengal
329 ferns and lycophytes on the India list have an open record placed in West Bengal.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
All ferns and lycophytes of West Bengal on the list (329)
- Abacopteris nudata
- Abacopteris repanda
- Acrostichum aureum Golden Leather Fern
- Actiniopteris radiata Fan-Leaved Fern
- Acystopteris tenuisecta
- Adiantum capillus-veneris black maidenhair fern
- Adiantum caudatum Trailing maidenhair fern
- Adiantum concinnum polished maidenhair
- Adiantum edgeworthii
- Adiantum incisum Torn Maidenhair Fern
- Adiantum philippense Walking Maidenhair Fern
- Adiantum raddianum Delta Maidenhair Fern
- Adiantum tenerum Fan Maidenhair Fern
- Adiantum trapeziforme Diamond maidenhair fern
- Aleuritopteris albomarginata
- Aleuritopteris chusana
- Aleuritopteris farinosa
- Aleuritopteris formosana
- Aleuritopteris rufa
- Alsophila costularis
- Alsophila spinulosa Spiny Tree Fern
- Ampelopteris prolifera Riverine Scrambler
- Angiopteris crassipes
- Angiopteris evecta king fern
- Angiopteris helferiana
- Angiopteris indica
- Antrophyum latifolium
- Antrophyum reticulatum
- Arachniodes aristata Prickly Shield fern
- Arachniodes assamica
- Arachniodes coniifolia
- Arachniodes simulans
- Asplenium aethiopicum African Spleenwort
- Asplenium bulbiferum Hen and Chicks Fern
- Asplenium bullatum
- Asplenium caudatum speenwort
- Asplenium crinulosum
- Asplenium ensiforme
- Asplenium erectum Erect Spleenwort
- Asplenium falcatum
- Asplenium finlaysonianum
- Asplenium griffithianum
- Asplenium gueinzianum
- Asplenium laciniatum
- Asplenium lunulatum Moon-Slice Spleenwort
- Asplenium nidus Bird's Nest Fern
- Asplenium nitidum
- Asplenium normale Rainforest Spleenwort
- Asplenium simile
- Asplenium yoshinagae
- Athyrium distans
- Athyrium drepanopteroides
- Athyrium drepanopteron
- Athyrium eburneum
- Athyrium fangii
- Athyrium foliolosum
- Athyrium kathmanduense
- Athyrium lobulosoimpolitum
- Athyrium mengtzeense
- Athyrium nepalense
- Athyrium niponicum Japanese painted fern
- Athyrium puncticaule
- Athyrium sanjappae
- Athyrium xichouense
- Azolla filiculoides water fern
- Azolla pinnata Feathered Mosquito Fern
- Bolbitis angustipinna
- Bolbitis appendiculata
- Bolbitis costata
- Bolbitis deltigera
- Bolbitis heteroclita
- Bolbitis longiflagellata
- Bolbitis major
- Bolbitis nodiflora
- Bolbitis sinensis
- Bolbitis virens
- Ceratopteris cornuta Broad-leaf water sprite
- Ceratopteris thalictroides Water Fern
- Cerosora microphylla
- Christella arida
- Christella clarkei
- Christella crinipes
- Christella dentata Soft Fern
- Christella evoluta
- Christella hispidula Variable maiden fern
- Christella nareshii
- Christella papilio
- Christella parasitica Parasitic Tri-vein Fern
- Christella procera
- Christella prolixa
- Christella siamensis
- Coniogramme fraxinea
- Cornopteris badia
- Cornopteris banajaoensis
- Cornopteris decurrentialata
- Cornopteris opaca
- Crepidomanes latealatum
- Cyclogramma squamaestipes
- Cyclopeltis semicordata lime fern
- Cyclosorus interruptus Swamp Shield-fern
- Davallia trichomanoides Black Rabbit's Foot Fern
- Davallodes multidentata
- Davallodes pulchra
- Deparia birii
- Deparia boryana
- Deparia heterophlebia
- Deparia japonica Black lady fern
- Deparia petersenii Japanese lady fern
- Dicranopteris linearis false staghorn fern
- Dicranopteris pedata Dichotomy Forked Fern
- Dicranopteris splendida
- Dicranopteris taiwanensis
- Diplaziopsis javanica
- Diplazium bellum
- Diplazium dilatatum Widened Twin-sorus Fern
- Diplazium esculentum Vegetable Fern
- Diplazium griffithii
- Diplazium himalayense
- Diplazium kawakamii
- Diplazium latifolium
- Diplazium laxifrons
- Diplazium maximum
- Diplazium microphyllum
- Diplazium polypodioides
- Diplazium sikkimense
- Diplazium spectabile
- Diplazium stoliczkae
- Diplazium succulentum
- Diplazium tibeticum
- Diplopterygium giganteum
- Diplopterygium glaucum urajiro
- Diplopterygium volubile
- Drynaria baronii
- Drynaria propinqua
- Drynaria quercifolia Oakleaf fern
- Dryopteris aitoniana
- Dryopteris apiciflora
- Dryopteris cochleata
- Dryopteris filix-mas male fern
- Dryopteris gamblei
- Dryopteris hirtipes
- Dryopteris marginata
- Dryopteris meghalaica
- Dryopteris nodosa
- Dryopteris pseudocaenopteris
- Dryopteris pulvinulifera
- Dryopteris rosthornii
- Dryopteris scottii
- Dryopteris serratodentata
- Dryopteris sparsa
- Dryopteris splendens
- Dryopteris vidyae
- Dryopteris wallichiana Wallich's wood fern
- Dryopteris woodsiisora
- Dryopteris zygoparentalis
- Elaphoglossum marginatum
- Elaphoglossum stelligerum
- Equisetum diffusum Himalayan horsetail
- Equisetum ramosissimum Branched Horsetail
- Goniophlebium argutum
- Gymnosphaera glabra
- Gymnosphaera henryi
- Gymnosphaera khasyana
- Haplopteris elongata Tape Fern
- Haplopteris flexuosa
- Haplopteris taeniophylla
- Helminthostachys zeylanica Flowering Fern
- Histiopteris incisa Water Fern
- Hymenasplenium amoenum
- Hymenasplenium cheilosorum
- Hymenasplenium obscurum
- Hymenasplenium unilaterale Halved-Spleenwort
- Hymenophyllum badium
- Hymenophyllum javanicum
- Hymenophyllum polyanthos smooth filmy fern
- Hymenophyllum simonsianum
- Hypolepis polypodioides
- Hypolepis punctata
- Lastreopsis velutina velvet fern
- Lepisorus contortus
- Lepisorus loriformis
- Lepisorus mehrae
- Lepisorus morrisonensis
- Lepisorus mucronatus Needle Fern
- Lepisorus normalis
- Lepisorus nudus
- Lepisorus rostratus
- Lepisorus scolopendrium
- Lepisorus zippelii
- Leptochilus ellipticus Broad-pinna Colysis
- Leptochilus pedunculatus
- Leptochilus plantagineus
- Leucostegia immersa
- Lindsaea cultrata
- Loxogramme cuspidata
- Loxogramme involuta
- Loxogramme porcata
- Loxogramme wallichiana
- Lycopodium clavatum stag's-horn clubmoss
- Lycopodium japonicum
- Lygodium circinnatum Red Finger Fern
- Lygodium flexuosum Flexuose Climbing Fern
- Lygodium japonicum Japanese climbing fern
- Lygodium microphyllum Climbing Maidenhair
- Lygodium salicifolium
- Macrothelypteris ornata
- Macrothelypteris torresiana Mariana Maiden Fern
- Marsilea minuta Dwarf Water Clover
- Marsilea quadrifolia clover fern
- Menisciopsis lineata
- Metathelypteris flaccida
- Microlepia firma
- Microlepia pilosiuscula
- Microlepia platyphylla
- Microlepia proxima
- Microlepia rhomboidea
- Microlepia speluncae limpleaf fern
- Microlepia strigosa hay-scented fern
- Microsorum commutatum
- Microsorum cuspidatum
- Microsorum insigne
- Microsorum punctatum Elkhorn fern
- Microsorum scolopendria monarch fern
- Monachosorum flagellare
- Monachosorum subdigitatum
- Nephrolepis biserrata Broad Sword Fern
- Nephrolepis cordifolia Fishbone Fern
- Nephrolepis exaltata southern sword fern
- Nephrolepis falcata Fishtail Swordfern
- Nephrolepis hirsutula Rough Sword Fern
- Odontosoria chinensis Fairy Fern
- Oleandra musifolia
- Oleandra wallichii
- Onychium siliculosum
- Ophioglossum petiolatum stalked adder's-tongue
- Osmolindsaea odorata
- Palhinhaea cernua staghorn clubmoss
- Parahemionitis arifolia
- Phlegmariurus pulcherrimus
- Phlegmariurus squarrosus rock tassel fern
- Pityrogramma calomelanos silver fern
- Plagiogyria euphlebia
- Plagiogyria pycnophylla
- Pleocnemia submembranacea
- Polystichum aculeatum hard shield fern
- Polystichum chunii
- Polystichum hookerianum Hooker's holly fern
- Polystichum lentum Himalayan holly fern
- Polystichum piceopaleaceum
- Polystichum pseudotsus-simense
- Polystichum punctiferum
- Polystichum semifertile
- Pseudocyclosorus ornatipes
- Pseudocyclosorus tylodes
- Pseudophegopteris aurita
- Pseudophegopteris rectangularis
- Pteridium aquilinum common bracken
- Pteridium aquilinum wightianum
- Pteris aspericaulis
- Pteris assamica
- Pteris biaurita thinleaf brake
- Pteris blumeana
- Pteris cretica Cretan brake
- Pteris emodi
- Pteris ensiformis Slender Bracken
- Pteris khasiana
- Pteris linearis
- Pteris longifolia longleaf brake
- Pteris longipes
- Pteris multifida spider brake
- Pteris normalis
- Pteris pellucens
- Pteris pellucida
- Pteris podophylla
- Pteris pseudopellucida
- Pteris puberula
- Pteris quadriaurita
- Pteris scabririgens
- Pteris sodiroi
- Pteris spinescens
- Pteris subindivisa
- Pteris tricolor
- Pteris vittata Ladder brake
- Pyrrosia adnascens Tongue-fern
- Pyrrosia costata
- Pyrrosia glabra
- Pyrrosia lanceolata Lanceleaf Tongue Fern
- Pyrrosia lingua tongue fern
- Pyrrosia mannii
- Reholttumia loyalii
- Salvinia cucullata asian watermoss
- Salvinia molesta Giant Salvinia
- Salvinia natans floating fern
- Selaginella bisulcata
- Selaginella bryopteris
- Selaginella chrysorrhizos
- Selaginella ciliaris Spring-Fringed Spikemoss
- Selaginella fulcrata
- Selaginella monospora
- Selaginella pallescens Pale Spikemoss
- Selaginella pallida
- Selaginella pennata
- Selaginella pentagona
- Selaginella plumosa plumed spikemoss
- Selaginella repanda
- Selaginella reticulata
- Selaginella subdiaphana
- Selaginella tenuifolia
- Selaginella vaginata
- Selaginella willdenowii Willdenow's spikemoss
- Selliguea capitellata
- Selliguea dareiformis
- Selliguea ebenipes
- Selliguea lehmannii
- Selliguea stewartii
- Selliguea tomentosa
- Sitobolium appendiculatum
- Stenochlaena palustris swamp vine fern
- Tectaria cicutaria button fern
- Tectaria coadunata
- Tectaria dissecta
- Tectaria polymorpha
- Tomophyllum subfalcatum
- Trichomanes pedicellatum
- Trichomanes tenuifolium
- Trigonospora caudipinna
- Vandenboschia auriculata
- Vandenboschia radicans
- Vittaria lineata Shoestring Fern
Ferns and lycophytes elsewhere
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Other species of West Bengal
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