Aspleniaceae
Speenwort
Asplenium caudatum
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Speenwort
Synonyms
- Asplenium adiantoides var. caudatum (G.Forst.) Domin
- Asplenium caudatum var. sectum Hillebr.
- Asplenium falcatum var. caudatum (G.Forst.) Allan
- Asplenium horridum var. feani E.D.Br.
- Asplenium horridum var. humile E.D.Br.
- Asplenium horridum var. marquesensis E.D.Br.
- Asplenium horridum var. rapense E.D.Br.
- Asplenium sectum (Hillebr.) Copel.
- Tarachia caudata (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hannah Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.