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Aspleniaceae

Kaulfuss' spleenwort

Asplenium kaulfussii Schltdl.

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

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Kaulfuss' spleenwort: Kūau or Kaulfuss' spleenwort Aspleniaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Oʻahu
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Kaulfuss' spleenwort

Synonyms

  • Asplenium enatum Brack.
  • Asplenium enatum var. appendiculatum Hillebr.
  • Asplenium enatum var. caudatum Hillebr.
  • Asplenium gemmiferum var. enatum (Brack.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
  • Asplenium kaulfussii var. membranaceum Hillebr.
  • Asplenium mannii Hillebr.
  • Asplenium mannii var. gemmiparum Hillebr.
  • Asplenium mannii var. kauaiense Hillebr.
  • Asplenium protensum Kaulf.
  • Chamaefilix enata Farw.
  • Chamaefilix kaulfussii Farw.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

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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.