Identification
These books are primarily useful for identifying plants from a specific
region.
They may also contain useful horticultural information.
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The following are book reviews on recent releases, links to on-line bookstores, and a list
fern-related books that can help you with your fern growing and identification. The books are
presented in alphabetic order by title and are grouped into categories. You can also access a list
of books by author
These books in this list are not necessarily in print. Many of the books which can be
purchased on the internet have links to the relevant bookstore pages.
If you know of a book which should be on this list, please contact Fern Central.
The following books have been reviewed in the San Diego Fern Society Fern World:
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The books in this list are separated into categories. The identification list is further
separated into regions. You can scroll through the books table or click on a choice below to go
directly to a specific category.
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These books are primarily useful for identifying plants from a specific
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| The ferns and fern allies of southern Africa | ||
| Author | W.B.G. Jacobsen | |
| Publisher | Durban : Butterworths | |
| Pages | 542 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 0409098361 | |
| Year | 1983 | |
| Description | ||
| The ferns and fern-allies of west tropical Africa : being a supplement to the second edition of The flora of west tropical Africa | ||
| Author | A.H.G. Alston | |
| Publisher | London : Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations | |
| Pages | 89 | |
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| Year | 1959 | |
| Description | ||
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| Ferns and allied plants of Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia with distribution maps for the Victorian species | ||
| Author | Betty D. Duncan | |
| Publisher | Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press in association with Monash University ; Beaverton, OR : International Specialized Book Services | |
| Pages | 258 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 0522842623 | |
| Year | 1986 | |
| Description | [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) | |
| Ferns in Australia: Common, Rare and Exotic | ||
| Author | DL Jones and CJ Goudey | |
| Publisher | Reed (Australia) | |
| Pages | 112 | |
| Price | GBP 15.95 [ NHBS] | |
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| Year | 1984 | |
| Description | A guide to their origin, identification and cultivation. 160 col photos. | |
| Ferns of Queensland: A Handbook to the Ferns and Fern Allies | ||
| Author | SB Andrews | |
| Publisher | ||
| Pages | 427 | |
| Price | GBP 62 [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1990 | |
| Description | Provides a means of identifying all the ferns and fern allies known to occur naturally or that have become naturalised in Queensland. The book also draws attention to areas where further taxonomic research is needed. | |
| The ferns of Tasmania | ||
| Author | Michael Garrett | |
| Publisher | Tasmanian Forest Research Council, Hoburt Tasmania | |
| Pages | 217 | |
| Price | US$35 from the Hardy Fern Foundation., AU$45 from the publisher. | |
| ISBN | 072463519X | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Description | Describes the 101 species of Tasmanian ferns and fern allies. | |
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| Collins Guide to Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe | ||
| Author | R Fitter, A Fitter and A Farrer | |
| Publisher | Harper Collins | |
| Pages | 256 | |
| Price | GBP 12.99 [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1984 | |
| Description | Describes 590 species and illustrates 420, with distribution maps. 86 colour plates, line illus, 500 maps | |
| Colour Identification Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of the British Isles and North-Western Europe | ||
| Author | Francis Rose | |
| Publisher | Viking | |
| Pages | 204 | |
| Price | GBP 40 [ NHBS ] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1989 | |
| Description | Illustrated by Claire Dalby, Lura Mason and R B Davis. This comprehensive work provides amateurs professionals alike with a definitive account of all the native and naturalized species of grasses, sedges, rushes, and ferns. Over 420 species are described with 350 magnificently illustrated in colour. Features vital to identification are also highlighted. It includes keys to both genera within families and species within genera, and an illustrated glossary of technical terms and plant structures. | |
| The Fern Guide: A Field Guide to the Ferns, Clubmosses, Quillworts and Horsetails of the British Isles | ||
| Author | J Merryweather and M Hill | |
| Publisher | ||
| Pages | 88 | |
| Price | GBP 7.60 [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1995 | |
| Description | Excellent key. Commonly-found hybrids are also included, as are habitat notes and distribution maps. 29 col photos, line illus, maps. | |
| An Illustrated Field Guide to Ferns and Fern Allies of the British Isles | ||
| Author | Clive Jermy and Josephine Camus | |
| Publisher | Paperback, International Specialized Book Services | |
| Pages | 208 | |
| Price | BP 8.95 | |
| ISBN | 0-565-01172-3 | |
| Year | 1991 | |
| Description | ||
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| The ferns and fern-allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Choco (part 1: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae) | ||
| Author | David B. Lellinger | |
| Publisher | Washington, D.C. : American Fern Society | |
| Pages | 364 | |
| Price | US$32 | |
| ISBN | 0933500017 | |
| Year | 1989 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns and fern allies of Guatemala | ||
| Author | Robert G. Stolze | |
| Publisher | [Chicago] : Field Museum of Natural History | |
| Pages | 3 volumes | |
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| Year | 1976-1983 | |
| Description | ||
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| Hong Kong Ferns | ||
| Author | May-Ling So | |
| Publisher | Urban Council, Hong Kong | |
| Pages | 159 | |
| Price | HK$90 | |
| ISBN | 962-7849-02-2 | |
| Year | 1994 | |
| Description | High quality illustrations, electron micrographs, readable descriptions of the ferns found in the Hong Kong area. Available in North America from Kwok Leung Yip, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio 45221-0006 USA. Outside North America, order from Dr. May-Ling So, Biology Department, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong. | |
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| Ferns and Fern Allies of Meghalaya | ||
| Author | A.K. Baishya and R.R. Rao | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, State Manual Book and Periodical Publishers Limited | |
| Pages | ||
| Price | $50.00 | |
| ISBN | 81-85046-07-7 | |
| Year | 1991 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns of Bombay | ||
| Author | E Blatter and JF D'Almeida | |
| Publisher | ||
| Pages | 228 | |
| Price | GBP 10.40 [ NHBS ] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1922 | |
| Description | 1978 reprint. 15 b/w photos, 43 figs. | |
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| The Ferns of Singapore Island | ||
| Author | Anne Johnson | |
| Publisher | ||
| Pages | 126 | |
| Price | GBP 13.95 [ NHBS] | |
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| Year | 1977 | |
| Description | A general account of the ecology of ferns in Singapore Island, a list of ferns found in Singapore with their Malay names, descriptions, and illustrations of species of ferns, a section fern-allies, and a short account of recent research on ferns. | |
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| Ferns and Fern Allies of Japan | ||
| Author | Y Satake et al, Editors | |
| Publisher | ||
| Pages | 312 | |
| Price | GBP 165 > [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1992 | |
| Description | ||
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| Ferns and fern allies of New Zealand | ||
| Author | Designed and illustrated by Eric Heath; text by R. J. Chinnock | |
| Publisher | Wellington : A. H. & A. W. Reed | |
| Pages | 47 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 058900865X | |
| Year | 1974 | |
| Description | ||
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| Atlas of the Vascular Flora of Lousiana, Vol. I: Ferns and Fern Allies; Conifers and Monocotyledons | ||
| Author | R. Dale Thomas, Charles M. Allen | |
| Publisher | Paperback, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | |
| Pages | 218 | |
| Price | GBP 14.50 [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | 0-9638600-0-3 | |
| Year | 1993 | |
| Description | ||
| The ferns and fern-allies of British Columbia | ||
| Author | T. M. C. Taylor | |
| Publisher | Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum | |
| Pages | 172 | |
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| Year | 1971 | |
| Description | Illus. by Mary Bryant | |
| Ferns and fern allies of California | ||
| Author | Steve J. Grillos | |
| Publisher | Berkeley, University of California Press | |
| Pages | 104 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 0-520-00519-8 | |
| Year | 1966 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns and Fern Allies of Canada | ||
| Author | WJ Cody and DM Britton | |
| Publisher | [Ottawa, Canada] : Research Branch, Agriculture Canada | |
| Pages | 430 | |
| Price | GBP 36 [ NHBS ] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1989 | |
| Description | Contains identification keys, plus notes on range and ecology. | |
| Ferns and fern allies of Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Author | Irving W. Knobloch and Donovan S. Correll | |
| Publisher | Renner, Texas Research Foundation | |
| Pages | 198 | |
| Price | ||
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| Year | ||
| Description | With illus. by Phoebejane Horning and Jane W. Roller. | |
| Ferns and allied plants : with special reference to tropical America | ||
| Author | Rolla Milton Tryon | |
| Publisher | New York : Springer-Verlag | |
| Pages | 857 | |
| Price | ||
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| Year | 1982 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns & flowering plants of Wilton | ||
| Author | ||
| Publisher | Wilton, Conn. : Wilton Garden Club | |
| Pages | 105 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1992 | |
| Description | ||
| The Fern Guide: Northeastern and Midland United States and Adjacent Canada | ||
| Author | ET Wherry | |
| Publisher | New York: Dover, USA | |
| Pages | 320 | |
| Price | GBP 9.95 [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | 0486284964 (pbk.) | |
| Year | 1995 | |
| Description | Reprint of the 1961 original edition, covering 135 species. Despite its age, a well-regarded reference. Illustrated by James C.W. Chen with 120 b/w illus | |
| Ferns of the Coastal Plain: Their Lore, Legend & Uses | ||
| Author | Lin Dunbar | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, University of South Carolina Press | |
| Pages | 179 | |
| Price | $24.95 | |
| ISBN | 0-87249-594-9 | |
| Year | 1989 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns of Hawaii | ||
| Author | K. Valier | |
| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press | |
| Pages | 94 | |
| Price | $14.95, GPB 15.95 [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1995 | |
| Description | Introductory work, the first of its kind, which covers the sixty main species of ferns and fern allies of the two hundred or so found on the Islands. Each species has a section devoted to description, location, and use. Hawaiian, common, and scientific names are provided. 68 col and b/w illus. | |
| Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands | ||
| Author | George R. Proctor | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, New York Botanical Garden | |
| Pages | 389 | |
| Price | $79.50 | |
| ISBN | 0-89237-341-4 | |
| Year | 1989 | |
| Description | ||
| A field manual of the ferns & fern-allies of the United States & Canada | ||
| Author | David B. Lellinger | |
| Publisher | Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press | |
| Pages | 389 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 0874746027, 0874746035 (pbk.) | |
| Year | 1985 | |
| Description | photographs by A. Murray Evans | |
| Henry Potter's Guide to Hybrid Ferns of the Northeast | ||
| Author | Franke Thorne, Libby Thorne | |
| Publisher | Paperback, Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences | |
| Pages | 75 | |
| Price | $14.95 | |
| ISBN | 0-317-93441-4 | |
| Year | 1989 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns and fern allies of the driftless area of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin | ||
| Author | James H. Peck | |
| Publisher | [Milwaukee] : Milwaukee Public Museum Press | |
| Pages | 140 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 0893260835 (pbk.) | |
| Year | 1982 | |
| Description | ||
| The fern allies of North America north of Mexico | ||
| Author | Willard Nelson Clute | |
| Publisher | Joliet, Ill., W.N. Clute & co. | |
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| Year | 1928 | |
| Description | With more than one hundred and fifty illustrations by Ida Martin Clute | |
| Ferns and fern allies of Texas | ||
| Author | ||
| Publisher | Renner, Texas Research Foundation | |
| Pages | 188 | |
| Price | ||
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| Year | 1956 | |
| Description | ||
| New Jersey Ferns and Fern Allies | ||
| Author | James D. Montgomery, David E. Fairbrothers | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, Rutgers Unirsity Press | |
| Pages | 300 | |
| Price | $45.00 | |
| ISBN | 0-8135-1817-2 | |
| Year | 1992 | |
| Description | ||
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| Common Ferns of the Phillipines | ||
| Author | May-Ling So | |
| Publisher | College of Arts and Sciences, Trinity College, Quezon City | |
| Pages | 115 | |
| Price | US$25 | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1995 | |
| Description | This book provides a description of 100 of the approximately 930 ferns of the Phillipines. Spore features are provided through electron micrographs. Available in North America from Kwok Leung Yip, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio 45221-0006 USA. Outside North America, order from Dr. May-Ling So, Biology Department, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong. | |
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| Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Volume 2, Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes: Acanthaceae-Araceae | ||
| Author | P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst, and K. Yatskievych | |
| Publisher | Portland, Oregon: Missouri Botanical Garden and Timber Press | |
| Pages | 706 | |
| Price | US$65.00, BPS37.50 | |
| ISBN | 0-88192-326-5 | |
| Year | 1995 | |
| Description | ||
Cultivation |
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These books provide help with growing ferns. |
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| The Cultivation of Ferns | ||
| Author | Andrew McHugh | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, Trafalgar Square | |
| Pages | 168 | |
| Price | $55.00 | |
| ISBN | 0-7134-6492-5 | |
| Year | 1992 | |
| Description | ||
| The Cultivation and Propagation of British Ferns, 2nd Edition | ||
| Author | JW Dyce | |
| Publisher | British Pteridological Society | |
| Pages | 38 | |
| Price | GBP 7.95 [ NHBS ] | |
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| Fern Horticulture: Past Present and Future Perspectives | ||
| Author | JM Ide, AC Jermy and AM Paul, Editors | |
| Publisher | Intercept | |
| Pages | 308 | |
| Price | GBP 42.50 [ NHBS] | |
| ISBN | ||
| Year | 1992 | |
| Description | Proceedings of an international symposium on the cultivation and propagation of pteridophytes, held in London in 1991. | |
| Growing Ferns | ||
| Author | John Mason | |
| Publisher | Paperback, Kangaroo Press | |
| Pages | ||
| Price | A$14.95 | |
| ISBN | 0-86417-281-8 | |
| Year | 1990 | |
| Description | ||
Research |
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These books provide more techical information about biology and research issues associated with ferns. |
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| Biology of Indian Pteridophytes | ||
| Author | SS Bir , Editor | |
| Publisher | ||
| Pages | ||
| Price | GBP 14.50 [ NHBS ] | |
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| Year | 1994 | |
| Description | Contents include: distribution, systematics, taxonomy and phylogeny: morphology, anatomy and palynology: reproductive biology and cytogenetics; endangered fern species and conservation strategies. | |
| Development Biology of Fern Gametophytes | ||
| Author | V. Raghaven | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, Cambridge University Press | |
| Pages | 250 | |
| Price | $85.00 | |
| ISBN | 0-521-33022-X | |
| Year | 1989 | |
| Description | ||
General Guides |
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These books provide a potpourri of fern information, including extensive coverage of known ferns. |
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| Encyclopedia of Ferns | ||
| Author | DL Jones | |
| Publisher | Timber Press | |
| Pages | 460 | |
| Price | GBP 45 [ NHBS ] US$59.95 GBP 45 [ Timber Press] | |
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| Year | 1987 | |
| Description | Comprehensive survey giving details of habitat, classification and cultivation. 250 colour photos and numerous b/w photos, line drawings. [Available from Timber in UK only until June] | |
| Ferns | ||
| Author | Gillean Dunk | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, Harper Collins Inc. | |
| Pages | ||
| Price | A$39.95 | |
| ISBN | 0-207-17971-9 | |
| Year | 1994 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns | ||
| Author | Theresa Greenway | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers | |
| Pages | 48 | |
| Price | $21.34 | |
| ISBN | 0-8114-2735-8 | |
| Year | 1992 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns | ||
| Author | Christopher N Page | |
| Publisher | New Naturalist | |
| Pages | 434 | |
| Price | Out of print [ NHBS] | |
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| Description | This book covers the Pteridophyta - the ferns, horsetails and club-mosses. It gives an introduction to the reasons for the variety of ferns in Britain, as well as the history of their development, and their use by man. Taking each habitat in turn, it shows which species are most likely to be found and why, and the way in which they are adapted to their particular environment. | |
| Ferns for American Gardens | ||
| Author | John T. Mickel | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, MacMillan Publishing, Inc. | |
| Pages | 416 | |
| Price | $60.00 | |
| ISBN | 0-02-584491-1 | |
| Year | 1994 | |
| Description | ||
| Ferns to Know and Grow | ||
| Author | Gordon Foster | |
| Publisher | Paperback, Timber Press Incorporated | |
| Pages | 244 | |
| Price | US$22.95 GBP 16.99 [ Timber Press] | |
| ISBN | 0-88192-234-X | |
| Year | 1993 | |
| Description | ||
| Garden Flowers: Portraits of Favorite Garden Flowers and Ornamental Grasses and Ferns with Instructions for Their Care, with Design Ideas for Large and Small Gardens | ||
| Author | Bernd Hertle, Peter Kiermeier, Marion Nickig | |
| Publisher | Hardcover, Barron's Educational Series | |
| Pages | 240 | |
| Price | $20.00 | |
| ISBN | 0-8120-6386-4 | |
| Year | 1994 | |
| Description | ||
| A World of Ferns | ||
| Author | Josephine Camus, A.C. Jermy, and B. Thomas | |
| Publisher | Paperback, International Specialized Book Services | |
| Pages | 112 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 0-565-01120-0 | |
| Year | 1991 | |
| Description | ||
| How to know the ferns and fern allies | ||
| Author | John T. Mickel | |
| Publisher | Iowa : W. C. Brown Co. | |
| Pages | 229 | |
| Price | ||
| ISBN | 0697047709 0697047717 pbk. | |
| Year | 1979 | |
| Description | ||
| The fern book / text and prints | ||
| Author | Mabel Crittenden | |
| Publisher | Millbrae, Calif. : Celestial Arts | |
| Pages | 127 | |
| Price | US$3.95 | |
| ISBN | 0890872279 | |
| Year | 1978 | |
| Description | ||
| A fern book for everybody. Containing all the British ferns. With the foreign species suitable for a fernery | ||
| Author | M.C. Cooke | |
| Publisher | London, F. Warne and company | |
| Pages | 124 | |
| Price | ||
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| Year | 1868 | |
| Description | ||
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