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 5. 側羽片多少分叉,形成不規則多裂.......................................................13
 6.下羽片漸縮成耳狀..............................................................28.鱗蓋鳳尾蕨
 6.不為上述特徵.............................................................................................7
 7.羽片短.........................................................................................................8
 7.羽片長,大於10cm....................................................................................9
 8.營養葉比孢子葉寬..............................................................21.琉球鳳尾蕨
 8.營養葉和孢子葉寬相近............................................................8.岩鳳尾蕨
 9.羽片寬2cm以上...................................................................27.爪哇鳳尾蕨
 9.羽片寬1.5cm以下,至多2cm..................................................................10
 10.基部羽片分裂,小羽片獨立..............................................20.日本鳳尾蕨
 10.基部羽片深裂,小羽片不獨立...............................................................11
 11.羽片具假脈...............................................................................................12
 11.羽片不具假脈........................................................................6.闊葉鳳尾蕨
 12.羽片4~6對,上段羽軸有翅,羽片末端全緣....................18.長葉鳳尾蕨
 12.羽片2~5對,上段羽軸無翅,羽片末端鋸齒......................5.大葉鳳尾蕨
 13.羽軸兩側之羽片不對稱...........................................................................14
 13.羽軸兩側之羽片對稱...............................................................................15
 14.葉軸有翅.....................................................................................19. 鳳尾蕨
 14.葉軸無翅..............................................................................10.箭葉鳳尾蕨
 15.羽片寬,約5mm以上..........................................................13.臺灣鳳尾蕨
 15.羽片窄,約2mm寬...................................................................................16
 16.羽片具假脈...............................................................................................17
 16.羽片不具假脈............................................................................7.掌鳳尾蕨
 17.羽片假脈少............................................................................1.細葉鳳尾蕨
 17.羽片假脈多......................................................................15.城戶氏鳳尾蕨
 18.網脈...........................................................................................................19
 18.游離脈.......................................................................................................20
 19.網眼為弧形,僅一排網脈....................................................3.弧脈鳳尾蕨
 19.網眼為三角形或不規則形,網脈有時不祇一排..........16.三角脈鳳尾蕨
 20.

三出複葉,側羽片之下基小羽片特別長,並且羽裂,葉呈卵圓形...............................................................................................................21

 20.不為上述特徵...........................................................................................22
 21.葉二型,營養葉羽軸兩側小羽片不對稱............................4.二形鳳尾蕨
 21.同型葉,營養葉羽軸兩側小羽片對稱..............................14.翅柄鳳尾蕨
 22.羽片不對稱羽裂,常僅半邊羽裂,即使兩邊都有羽裂,下半邊亦長於上半邊之羽片.......................................................................................23
 22.羽軸兩側之小羽片對稱...........................................................................24
 23.小羽片鐮形,末端尖,小脈明顯..............................23.半邊羽裂鳳尾蕨
 23.小羽片長條形,末端圓鈍,小脈不明顯............................9.天草鳳尾蕨
 24.羽軸基部上表面的凹溝兩側有刺...........................................................25
 24.羽軸基部上表面無刺...............................................................................27
 25.羽片末端尖,有鋸齒...............................................................................26
 25.羽片末端圓鈍,全緣..........................................................24.有刺鳳尾蕨
 26.葉柄、葉軸呈紅褐色,羽片深裂至近羽軸..................25.鈴木氏鳳尾蕨
 26.葉柄、葉軸呈草桿色,羽片中裂..........................................11.溪鳳尾蕨
 27.基羽片之基部下側1~數對小羽片長、羽裂...........................................28
 27.基羽片之兩側小羽片對稱....................................................2.長柄鳳尾蕨
 28.葉柄紅色..............................................................................22.紅柄鳳尾蕨
 28.葉柄草桿色...............................................................................................29
 29.葉柄基部鱗片狹長,均質..................................................12.傅氏鳳尾蕨
 29.葉柄鱗片長卵圓形,中央顏色較深..................................30.烏來鳳尾蕨
 1.Pteris angustipinna Tagawa 細葉鳳尾蕨
  

頂羽片單一,側羽片多少分叉,形成不規則多裂,羽軸兩側之羽片對稱,羽片窄,約2mm寬,羽片具少數假脈。

 2.Pteris bella Tagawa 長柄鳳尾蕨
  

頂羽片羽裂,小羽片呈梳齒狀,游離脈,羽軸兩側之小羽片對稱,羽軸基部上表面無刺,基羽片之兩側小羽片對稱。

 3.Pteris biaurita L. 弧脈鳳尾蕨
  

頂羽片羽裂,小羽片呈梳齒狀,網脈,僅一排網脈,網眼為弧形。

 4.Pteris cadieri Christ 二型鳳尾蕨