Exploring Ferns: Scientific Names and Classifications Quiz

Equisetum sp., also known as 'horsetails', belongs to the family Equisetaceae. It is important to differentiate between different plant families to correctly classify and identify plant species.

The scientific identification for the plant 'deer fern' is Blechnaceae Blechnum spicant, not Blyxum Speciosum, Rosa Canina, or Solanum Lycopersicum.

Athyrium filix-femina is the scientific name for the 'lady fern', while the other options are the scientific names for different types of ferns.

The correct scientific name for the 'maidenhair fern' is Adantum aleutican var. pedatum, different from the other plant species mentioned in the incorrect answers.

The correct scientific name for the Western sword fern is Polystichum munitum. Asplenium nidus refers to the Bird's nest fern, Dryopteris filix-mas is the Male fern, and Athyrium filix-femina is the Lady fern.

Pteridium aquilinum is the scientific name specifically for the Bracken Fern, while the other options are scientific names of different fern species.

Pinaceae is the family of coniferous trees that includes the Western Hemlock species Tsuga heterophylla.

The correct scientific identification for 'Shore pine' is Pinaceae: Pinus contorta. The other three options are incorrect as they belong to different plant families and species.

The correct scientific identification for the western white pine is Pinaceae: Pinus c.f. monticola. This specific species belongs to the Pinaceae family and is commonly known as the 'western white pine'. The other options provided belong to different plant families and do not match the scientific identification of the western white pine.

The correct answer provides the scientific name (Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa) along with the common name (ponderosa pine) of the tree species. The incorrect answers are names of different plant species with their respective scientific names and common names, but they do not match the scientific name of the ponderosa pine.

Pinaceae is the family of conifers, Pseudotsuga is the genus, and menziesii is the species name of the Douglas fir tree.

The correct answer is Pinaceae: Abbies grandis, as it refers to the specific scientific classification for the grand fir tree.

The correct scientific classification for western hemlock is under the Pinaceae family and the species Tsuga heterophylla, commonly known as 'western hemlock'. The other three options are incorrect scientific classifications for different tree species.

The correct scientific classification of Pacific Yew is Taxaceae: Taxus brevefolia. The other options provided are incorrect classifications of different plant species.

The correct scientific identification for the 'incense cedar' tree species is Cupressaceae: Calocedrus decurrens, which is its taxonomical classification based on family and specific epithet.

The correct identification (ID) for Cupressaceae: Thuja plicata is 'western red cedar'.