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Aspleniaceae

Lobed spleenwort

Asplenium pinnatifidum Nutt.

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

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Lobed spleenwort: Clump of Asplenium pinnatifidum at Erb's Mill, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania .
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Lobed spleenwort

Synonyms

  • Antigramma pinnatifida (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
  • Asplenium pinnatifidum f. elongatum C.V.Morton
  • Asplenium pinnatifidum var. pinnatifidum
  • Asplenium rhizophyllum var. pinnatifidum Muhl.
  • Asplenosorus pinnatifidus (Nutt.) Mickel
  • Athyrium pinnatifidum (Nutt.) Shafer
  • Camptosorus pinnatifidus (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
  • Chamaefilix pinnatifida (Nutt.) Farw.
  • Scolopendrium pinnatifidum (Nutt.) Diels

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.