Aspleniaceae

Walking fern

Asplenium rhizophyllum L.

Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium

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Walking fern: Asplenium rhizophyllum on rock, Red River Gorge, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. — Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Walking fern

Synonyms

Antigramma rhizophylla (L.) J.Sm.
Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link
Camptosorus rhizophyllus f. angustatus F.W.Gray
Camptosorus rhizophyllus f. auriculatus (Hieron.) Clute
Camptosorus rhizophyllus f. boycei C.L.Wilson
Camptosorus rhizophyllus f. intermedius (Arthur) Clute
Camptosorus rhizophyllus var. intermedius Arthur
Phyllitis rhizophylla (L.) Kuntze
Scolopendrium rhizophyllum Endl.

Characteristics

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

Photos

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Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 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.