Aspleniaceae
West Indian spleenwort
Asplenium pteropus
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
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Asplenium pteropusAspleniaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- West Indian spleenwort
Synonyms
- Asplenium erectum var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Lindm.
- Asplenium lunulatum f. major Kuhn
- Asplenium lunulatum subsp. pteropus (Kaulf.) Bonap.
- Asplenium lunulatum var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Baker
- Asplenium pteropus var. dissectum Kuhn
- Asplenium pteropus var. majus Mett.
- Asplenium subandinum Gand.
- Chamaefilix lunulata var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Farw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: 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.