Gymnosperms Species

Ordered from A to Z according to family.

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Group: Ferns

Deer fern

Blechnum spicant

Group: Ferns

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Family: Pinaceae

Woodferns

Dryopteris spp.

Group: Ferns
Examples: D. abbreviate, D. carthusiana, D. dilatate, D. filix-mas

Royal fern

Osmunda regalis

Group: Ferns

Horsetails

Equisetum spp.

Family: Equisetaceae
Examples: E. arvense, E. variegatum

Clubmosses

Family: Lycopodiaceae
Example: Stag's-horn Clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum); Marsh Clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata); Fir Clubmoss (Huperzia selago); Alpine Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum alpinum)

Heath and Mire Plant Fire Response Database

Gymnosperms Species

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Deer fern

Blechnum spicant

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Woodferns

Dryopteris spp.

Royal fern

Osmunda regalis

Horsetails

Equisetum spp.

Clubmosses

Clubmosses

© 2025 Claire M. Belcher, Kimberley J. Simpson, Sarah J. Baker, Romy C. Franz Bodenham