Polypodiaceae
Comb fern
Ctenopterella blechnoides
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Ctenopterella
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 光滑蒿蕨, 小蒿蕨
- English
- Comb fern
Synonyms
- Cryptosorus blechnoides (Grev.) J.Sm.
- Ctenopteris blechnoides (Grev.) W.H.Wagner & Grether
- Ctenopteris moultonii (Copel.) C.Chr. & Tardieu
- Ctenopteris palaoinsularis (Hosok.) H.Itô
- Grammitis blechnoides Grev.
- Polypodium blechnoides (Grev.) Hook.
- Polypodium decorum Brack.
- Polypodium macgregori Baker
- Polypodium moultonii Copel.
- Polypodium nutans J.Sm.
- Polypodium palao-insulare Hosok.
- Polypodium pseudorevolvens Alderw.
- Polypodium revolvens Alderw.
- Polypodium serra Wall.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Irisa Hudson, 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.