Polypodiaceae

Toothed snailfern

Cochlidium serrulatum (Sw.) L.E.Bishop

Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Cochlidium

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Toothed snailfern (Cochlidium serrulatum) — Photo: Yoannis Domínguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Toothed snailfern

Synonyms

Acrostichum serrulatum Sw.
Asplenium serrulatum (Sw.) Sw.
Grammitis serrulata (Sw.) Sw.
Gymnopteris serrulata (Sw.) Bernh.
Micropteris orientalis Desv.
Micropteris serrulata (Sw.) Desv.
Polypodium duale Maxon
Polypodium serrulatum (Sw.) Mett.
Polypodium serrulatum var. wittigianum Christ
Xiphopteris auyantepuiensis Vareschi
Xiphopteris duale (Maxon) Vareschi
Xiphopteris extensa Fée
Xiphopteris orientalis Fourn.
Xiphopteris serrulata (Sw.) Kaulf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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Photo: Yoannis Domínguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, 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.