Gleicheniaceae
Old World forkedfern
Dicranopteris linearis
- Family
- Gleicheniaceae
- Genus
- Dicranopteris
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Common names
By language (9)
- ace
- Reusam
- bjn
- Jangang
- Chinese
- 芒萁, 鐵芒萁, 铁芒萁
- English
- Old World forkedfern
- French
- Uluhe
- Indonesian
- Resam
- Japanese
- コシダ
- Malay
- Resam
- Sundanese
- Paku andam
Synonyms
- Dicranopteris discolor (Schrad.) Nakai
- Dicranopteris hermannii (R.Br.) Nakai
- Dicranopteris klotzschii (Hook.) Ching
- Dicranopteris linearis var. brevis Manickam & Irudayaraj
- Dicranopteris linearis var. crassifrons (Alderw.) Holttum
- Dicranopteris linearis var. inaequiloba B.K.Nayar & Geev.
- Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis
- Dicranopteris linearis var. longicauda (Christ) Nakai
- Dicranopteris linearis var. major (T.Moore) Nakai
- Dicranopteris linearis var. tenuis Manickam & Irudayaraj
- Gleichenia dichotoma var. bipinnatifida T.Moore
- Gleichenia dichotoma var. major T.Moore
- Gleichenia discolor (Schrad.) Sehnem
- Gleichenia hermanni R.Br.
- Gleichenia hermannii R.Br.
- Gleichenia klotzschii Hook.
- Gleichenia linearis (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke
- Gleichenia linearis f. crenulata Rosenst.
- Gleichenia linearis var. crassifrons Alderw.
- Gleichenia linearis var. grandis Christ
- Gleichenia linearis var. irregularis Alderw.
- Gleichenia linearis var. longicauda Christ
- Gleichenia mucronata Reinw.; J.Sm.
- Gleichenia pteridifolia Ces.
- Gleichenia rigida J.Sm.
- Gleichenia rigida Griff.
- Mertensia cumingiana C.Presl
- Mertensia discolor Schrad.
- Mertensia hermannii Poir.
- Mertensia klotzschii Brack.
- Mertensia lessonii A.Rich.
- Mertensia linearis (Burm.f.) Fritsch
- Mertensia linearis Greene
- Mertensia pteridifolia C.Presl
- Mertensia rigida J.Sm.
- Mertensia sieberi C.Presl
- Platyzoma ferrugineum Desv.
- Platyzoma latum Desv.
- Polypodium lineare Burm.f.
- Pteris platyferra Christenh.
and 1 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 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.