Aspleniaceae
Showy spleenwort
Asplenium formosum
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Showy spleenwort
Synonyms
- Asplenium formosum var. incultum Christ
- Asplenium mexiae Copel.
- Asplenium nanum Willd.
- Asplenium odontophyllum Wall.
- Asplenium subalatum Hook. & Arn.
- Chamaefilix formosa (Willd.) Farw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John G. Phillips, CC BY 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.