Athyriaceae
Great fern
Diplazium expansum
- Family
- Athyriaceae
- Genus
- Diplazium
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Diplazium expansumAthyriaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Great fern
Synonyms
- Allantodia asplenioides Kunze
- Allantodia asplenioides (Michx.) Desv.
- Aspidium expansum (Willd.) Willd.
- Asplenium allantodioides Mett.
- Asplenium crenulatum var. expansum Jenman
- Asplenium distentum A.Braun
- Asplenium expansum C.Presl
- Asplenium expansum var. glabriusculum Mett.
- Asplenium hartianum Jenman
- Asplenium obtusum Mett.
- Asplenium radicans var. expansum (C.Presl) Baker
- Asplenium striatum Mett.
- Asplenium striatum var. expansum Jenman
- Asplenium willdenowii A.Braun ex Mett.
- Athyrium asplenioides (Kunze) Milde
- Athyrium distentum Milde
- Athyrium expansum (Willd.) Milde
- Diplazium asplenioides (Kunze) C.Presl
- Diplazium athyrioides T.Moore
- Diplazium bonapartii Rosenst.
- Diplazium brachysorum J.Sm.
- Diplazium brasiliense Rosenst.
- Diplazium brasiliense var. pubescens Rosenst.
- Diplazium distentum T.Moore
- Diplazium expansum var. spruceana Rosenst.
- Diplazium haenkeanum C.Presl
- Diplazium kaulfussii Hieron.
- Diplazium marattiifolium Christ
- Diplazium obtusum Kaulf. ex Link
- Diplazium tenerifrons Christ
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.