Aspleniaceae

MaCrae's spleenwort

Asplenium macraei Hook. & Grev.

Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium

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MaCrae's spleenwort: Asplenium macraei (Macrae's spleenwort). Alakai Region, Kauai. — Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: MaCrae's spleenwort

Synonyms

Asplenium macraei var. angustifolium Hieron.
Asplenium macraei var. originarium Hieron.
Asplenium macraei var. strictum (Brack.) Hieron.
Asplenium myriophyllum var. macraei (Hook. & Grev.) Griseb.
Asplenium strictum Brack.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.