| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| biserratus | by-ser-AY-tus | twice saw toothed, double-toothed; leaf margin teeth are themselves toothed |
| biserrata | by-ser-AY-tuh | twice saw toothed, double-toothed; leaf margin teeth are themselves toothed |
| biserratum | by-ser-AY-tum | twice saw toothed, double-toothed; leaf margin teeth are themselves toothed |
| viridemontanum | veer-ih-dee-MON-tah-num | Of or from the Green Mountains of Vermont |
| coronans | kor-OH-nans | From the Latin corona (crown) |
| cavalerii | ka-vuh-LER-ee-eye | Named after 20th century plant collector Julien Cavalerie |
| cavalieri | ka-vuh-LEE-er-eye | Named after 20th century plant collector Julien Cavalerie |
| Araiostegia | ah-ry-oh-STEEJ-ee-uh | From the Greek words araios (thin) and stege (roof); refers to the indusium |
| hymenophylloides | hy-men-oh-fil-OH-id-eez | Thin or membranous leaf |
| pseudocystopteris | soo-doh-sis-TOP-ter-is | False Cyctopteris, a genus derived from Greek cystis, (bladder) and pteris, (fern) |
| carlotta-halliae | kar-lah-tuh-HALL-ee-ay | Named after Carlotta Hall, a 20th century botany student affectionately referred to as "the fern lady" |
| adulterinum | uh-dul-ter-IN-um | Not pure |
| antiquum | an-TIK-yoo-um | Ancient |
| foreziense | for-ez-ee-EN-see | Named for the Forez region in East-Central France |
| resiliens | ruh-SIL-ee-ens | Resilient, springy |
| bradleyi | BRAD-lee-eye | For 18th century Cambridge professor, English botanist, and horticultural writer Richard Bradley |
| Bradleia | BRAD-lee-uh | For 18th century Cambridge professor, English botanist, and horticultural writer Richard Bradley |
| Bradleja | BRAD-lee-uh | For 18th century Cambridge professor, English botanist, and horticultural writer Richard Bradley; also spelled Bradleia |
| fissum | FIZ-zum | From the Latin fissura, to split or crack |
| hallbergii | hall-BERG-ee-eye | Named for 21st century American botanist Boone Hallberg |
| oligophlebium | ol-ig-oh-FLEE-bee-um | With few veins |
| tripteropus | trip-ter-OH-pus | Three wings |
| atkinsonii | at-kin-SON-ee-eye | For 19th century Australian botanist Caroline (Atkinson) Calvert |
| atkinsoniana | at-kin-son-ee-AY-nuh | For 19th century Australian botanist Caroline (Atkinson) Calvert |
| yokoscense | yoh-koh-SEN-see | Of or from Yokohama, Japan |
| brevifrons | BREV-ih-fronz | Short fronds |
| iseanum | eye-see-AY-num | Of or from Ise Province, now part of the Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| rubripes | ROO-brih-pees | Red footed |
| chambersii | chame-BER-see-eye | For Thomas Chambers, Professor of Botany, University of Melbourne, Australia and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia |
| gayanum | gay-AH-num | For 19th century French botanist Jacques Gay |
| punctulatum | punk-tew-LAY-tum | With small dots |
| matricariifolium | mat-ri-kar-ee-FOH-lee-um | Leaves resembling those of the genus Matricaria |
| feei | FEE-eye | Named for 19th century French botanist Antoine Fée, who worked on ferns, lichens, and fungi |
| lendigera | len-DEE-ger-ruh | With spikelets |
| chusana | choo-SAH-nuh | Of or from Zhoushan, China |
| kaulfussii | kaul-FUS-see-eye | Named for 19th century author and professor of botany, Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss |
| myriophylla | my-ree-oh-FIL-uh | Many leaves |
| platychlamys | plat-ee-KLAM-is | Broad cloaked |
| quadripinnata | kwad-ree-pin-NAY-tuh | With pinnae four times divided |
| yavapensis | yav-ah-PEN-sis | Of or from Yava, Arizona (USA) |
| crenato-serrata | kre-NAH-toh ser-AY-tuh | Scallop toothed |
| crenulato-serrulata | kren-yoo-LAY-toh ser-yoo-LAY-tuh | Edged with small teeth |
| contaminans | kon-TAM-in-ans | Contaminated, defiled |
| lonchitoides | lon-ky-TOH-id-eez | Spear shaped; Lance shaped |
| laurentiana | lah-REN-chee-ah-nah | Of or from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) region |
| mariesii | muh-REE-see-eye | For 20th century British plant collector Charles Maries |
| wilfordii | wil-FOR-dee-eye | For 19th century European botanist Charles Wilford, who collected in China and Japan in the 1800's |
| sitchense | sit-KEN-see | Of or from Sitka, Alaska (U.S.) |
| tomitaroanum | toh-mee-taro-AY-num | cut, incised |
| x australis | aw-STRAL-is | Hybrid. Of or from the south, or Australia |
| blanfordii | blan-FOR-dee-eye | For 19th century British geologist Henry Blanford, who worked in India |
| campyloptera | kam-py-LOP-ter-uh | Curved wing |
| carthusiana | kar-thoo-see-AY-nuh | For 18th century botanist Johan Cartheuser |
| celsa | SEL-suh | Tall, lofty |
| clintoniana | klin-toh-nee-AY-nuh | For 19th century American botanist George William Clinton |
| x complexa | kom-PLEKS-uh | Hybrid. Embraced, encircled |
| corleyi | KOR-lee-eye | For 20th century British botanist Hugh Corley, who specialised in the genus Dryopteris |
