Athyriaceae

Silver false spleenwort

Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M.Kato

Family: Athyriaceae
Genus: Deparia

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Silver false spleenwort: Cataloochee, Smokies, North Carolina, 20131014 — Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 蛾眉蕨
English: Silver false spleenwort

Synonyms

Asplenium acrostichoides Sw.
Asplenium thelypteroides Michx.
Asplenium thelypteroides var. serratum G.Lawson
Athyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) Diels
Athyrium thelypterioides (Michx.) Desv.
Athyrium thelypterioides f. acrostichoides (Sw.) Gilbert
Athyrium thelypteroides f. acrostichoides (Sw.) Gilbert
Diplazium acrostichoides (Sw.) Butters
Diplazium thelypteroides f. cristatum Neidorf
Diplazium thelypteroides f. serratum (G.Lawson) M.Broun
Lunathyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) Ching
Trichomanes acrostichoides (Sw.) Nieuwl.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 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.