Schizaeaceae
Actinostachys digitata
- Family
- Schizaeaceae
- Genus
- Actinostachys
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 莎草蕨, 南五味子
- Malay
- Misai adam, Janggut adam, Misai ali
Synonyms
- Acrostichum digitatum L.
- Actinostachys boninensis Nakai
- Actinostachys digitata var. boninensis (Nakai) Tagawa
- Belvisia digitata (L.) Mirb.
- Schizaea boninensis (Nakai) H.Ohba
- Schizaea digitata (L.) Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 岸本年郎, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.