title Peterson Field Guides: FERNS Handy small field guide, concise useful layout. Includes characteristics to distinguish each from similar species. This book has just been rewritten; the new version should now be available. It includes updated nomenclature and color photographs. author Boughton Cobb; Farnsworth & Lowe publisher Houghton Mifflin (1956) 2005 source N E W F S

title Flora of North America, vol. 2 Thorough authoritative treatment. Attempts to form concensus on taxonomy and nomenclature. Language rather dry. Few pictures. Covers continent. Expensive. Hybrids mostly not described. Whole volume is on-line. (See links page.) author the committee publisher Oxford University Press 1993 source

title The Ferns and Allied Plants of New England Attractive, fairly concise. Thorough information on distribution, maps of US and world. A b&w photo of each species, and photomicrographs of spores. Nomenclature does not follow Flora of North America v.2 author Alice F. Tryon & Robbin C. Moran publisher Massachusetts Audubon Society 1997 source (out of print)

title New Jersey Ferns Includes one of the few thorough treatments of Dryopteris including hybrids. author James D.Montgomery & David E. Fairbrothers publisher Rutgers University Press 1992 source

title The Fern Guide Northeastern and Midland United States and Adjacent Canada author Edgar T. Wherry publisher Dover 1961,1995 source

title Field Guide to the Hybrid Ferns of the Northeast One of few references for hybrid ferns, many of which are Dryopteris. Good photo layout shows hybrid between the two parents. author Henry Potter publisher Vermont Institute of Natural Science 1989 source (out of print)

title how to know the ferns and fern allies author John T. Mickel publisher Wm. C. Brown Co. 1979 source

title A Field Manual of the FERNS & FERN-ALLIES of the Unites States & Canada Includes color photos of most species. Excellent glossary. author David B. Lellinger publisher Smithsonian Institution Press 1985 source N E W F S

title Ferns and Fern Allies of Kentucky Pleasant informal style. Considerable overlap with the pteridphytes of New England. author Ray Cranfill publisher Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission 1980 source

title The Families Huperziaceae and Lycopodiaceae of New England Thorough updated treatment, with several new taxonomic suggestions. Photographs and range maps. Best treatment available for this limited subjecct. Small computer press prints to order. author Arthur Haines publisher V. F Thomas Co. 2003 source N E W F S

N E W F S = New England Wild Flower Society

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