Anemiaceae

Pineland fern

Anemia adiantifolia (L.) Sw.

Family: Anemiaceae
Genus: Anemia

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Pineland fern: Anemia adiantifolia — Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Pineland fern

Synonyms

Anemia adiantifolia var. asplenifolia (Sav.) Hook. & Grev.
Anemia adiantifolia var. carvifolia (C.Presl) T.Moore
Anemia adiantifolia var. distans Fée
Anemia adiantifolia var. helveola Fée
Anemia adiantifolia var. pumila Christ
Anemia adiantifolia var. subaurita Christ
Anemia alternifolia Mickel
Anemia asplenifolia (Savigny) Sw.
Anemia aspleniifolia Sw.
Anemia carvifolia C.Presl
Anemirhiza adiantifolia (L.) J.Sm.
Ornithopteris adiantifolia (L.) Bernh.
Osmunda adiantifolia L.
Osmunda asplenifolia Sav.
Osmunda asplenifolia Savigny ex Lam.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gisela Salvatierra Soñanes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Moronta Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.