| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | incl. Pemba, Zanzibar | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Cabo Verde | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canarias | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Somalia | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Yemen | Arkhabīl Suquţrá | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | | Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | | Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | | Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | | Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | | Gibbs Russell, G. E. et al. 1985, 1987. List of species of Southern African plants, ed. 2. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa Note: v. 51. 1985; v. 56. 1987 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Burundi | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Comoros | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Mauritius | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Reunion | | | Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000 |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Anhui Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Gansu Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangdong Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guizhou Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Hubei Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jiangxi Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xizang Zizhiqu | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan Sheng | | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Kyushu | | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Ryukyu Islands | | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Shikoku | | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | | Nayar, B. K. & K. K. Geevarghese. 1993. Fern flora of Malabar. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | | Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | | Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | | Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. |
| 1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | | Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sicily | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | | Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. |
| 1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | United States | Northern Mariana Islands | | Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | British Indian Ocean Terr | Diego Garcia | | Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | | Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | | Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Alabama | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | District of Columbia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. 2:133. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | | Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Micronesia | | | Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Palau | | | Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | United States | Guam | | Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Antigua and Barbuda | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Bahamas | | | Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Barbados | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominica | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Grenada | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Guadeloupe | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Martinique | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Montserrat | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | St. Kitts and Nevis | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | St. Lucia | | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad | | Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Puerto Rico | | Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Virgin Islands, U.S. | | Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Virgin Islands (British) | | | Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | | Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054. |