Blechnaceae
Narrowleaf midsorus fern
Blechnum polypodioides
- Family
- Blechnaceae
- Genus
- Blechnum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Narrowleaf midsorus fern
Synonyms
- Asplenium blechnoides Lag.; Sw.
- Blechnum angustifrons Fée
- Blechnum blechnoides (Lag. ex Sw.) C.Chr.
- Blechnum pohlianum C.Presl
- Blechnum polypodioides var. unilaterale Kunze ex Klotzsch
- Blechnum scabrum Liebm.
- Blechnum unilaterale Willd.
- Blechnum unilaterale Sw.
- Blechnum unilaterale f. maius Sehnem
- Spicanta unilateralis Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: ODwyer patricio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.