Aspleniaceae

Delicate spleenwort

Asplenium tenerum G.Forst.

Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium

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Delicate spleenwort: Asplenium tenerum in Taiwan — Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 膜连铁角蕨, 鈍齒鐵角蕨, 柔软铁角蕨, 钝齿铁角蕨
English: Delicate spleenwort

Synonyms

Asplenium caudatum Cav.
Asplenium complanatum C.Chr.
Asplenium doreyi Kunze
Asplenium elongatum Sw.
Asplenium productum C.Presl
Asplenium tenerum f. sumbense Posth.
Asplenium tenerum var. retusum C.Chr.
Asplenium tenerum var. terminans Mett.
Asplenium tenerumoides S.B.Andrews
Asplenium tenuiculum Rosenst.
Darea tenera Spreng.
Diplazium boninense Koidz.
Diplazium nitidum Cav.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ian Cowie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hannah Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Anthony, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Seth Wollney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.