Several species are restricted to specific habitats and are rare or only locally abundant.
True ferns play a significant role in many of the plant communities found in the province.
A variety of ferns dominate the ground vegetation cover under hardwood throughout the province. Wood Fern, Bracken Fern, Cinnamon Fern, Hayscented Fern, Christmas Fern, grape-ferns, Ostrich Fern, Arctic Alpine Community.