Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.
| Species | Authority | Usable photographs | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sphaeropteris medullaris | (G.Forst.) Bernh. | 994 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris cooperi | (Hook. ex F.Muell.) R.M.Tryon | 823 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris lepifera | (Hook.) R.M.Tryon | 107 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris squamulata | (Blume) R.M.Tryon | 7 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris australis | (Presl) R.M.Tryon | 4 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris capitata | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 4 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris intermedia | (Mett.) R.M.Tryon | 4 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris albifrons | (Fourn.) R.M.Tryon | 3 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris excelsa | (R.Br. ex Endl.) R.M.Tryon | 3 | documented |
| Sphaeropteris horrida | (Liebm.) R.M.Tryon | 3 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris parksiae | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 2 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris glauca | (Blume) R.M.Tryon | 1 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris novae-caledoniae | (Mett.) R.M.Tryon | 1 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris aciculosa | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris aeneifolia | (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris agatheti | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris albosetacea | (Bedd.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris alternans | (Hook.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris angiensis | (Gepp) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris angustipinna | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris aramaganensis | (Kaneh.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris arthropoda | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris assimilis | (Hook.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris atrospinosa | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris atrox | (C.Chr.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris auriculifera | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris binuangensis | (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris brackenridgei | (Mett.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris brunei | (Christ) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris brunoniana | (Hook.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris carrii | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris celebica | (Blume) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris crinita | (Hook.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris cuatrecasasii | R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris curranii | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris discophora | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris elliptica | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris elmeri | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris feani | (E.Brown) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris felina | (Roxb.) Pic.Serm. | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris fugax | (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris fusca | (Baker) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris gardneri | (Hook.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris guangxiensis | Y.F.Gu & Y.H.Yan | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris inaequalis | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris insignis | (D.C.Eaton) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris insularum | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris integra | (J.Sm.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris jacobsii | (Holttum) R.Kr.Singh | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris kessleri | Lehnert | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris ledermannii | (Brause) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris leucolepis | (Mett.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris leucotricha | (Christ) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris lunulata | (Forst.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris magna | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris marginata | (Brause) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris megalosora | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris mertensiana | (Kunze) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris mesosora | (Holttum) Lehnert | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris microlepidota | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris moluccana | (Desv.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris moseleyi | (Baker) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris nigricans | (Mett.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris obliqua | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris obscura | (Bedd.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris papuana | (Ridl.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris parvifolia | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris parvipinna | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris persquamulifera | (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris philippinensis | (Baker) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris pilulifera | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris polypoda | (Baker) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris procera | (Brause) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris propinqua | (Mett.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris pukuana | (M.Kato) Lehnert & Coritico | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris pulcherrima | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris quindiuensis | (H.Karst.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris robinsonii | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris robusta | (Watts) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris rosenstockii | (Brause) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris runensis | (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris samoensis | (Brack.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris sarasinorum | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris senex | (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris setifera | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris sibuyanensis | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris stipitipinnula | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris strigosa | (Christ) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris subsessilis | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris suluensis | (Baker) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris tenggerensis | (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris teysmannii | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris tomentosa | (Blume) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris tomentosissima | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris trichodesma | (Bedd.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris trichophora | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris tripinnata | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris tripinnatifida | (Roxb.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris truncata | (Brack.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris verrucosa | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris vittata | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris wallacei | (Kuhn) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris werneri | (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris womersleyi | (Holttum) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
| Sphaeropteris zamboangana | (Copel.) R.M.Tryon | 0 | below the evidence gate |
This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.
So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.