Athyriaceae
Plantainleaf twinsorus fern
Diplazium plantaginifolium
- Family
- Athyriaceae
- Genus
- Diplazium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Plantainleaf twinsorus fern
Synonyms
- Asplenium castaneifolium (Bory) Hook.
- Asplenium plantagineum L.
- Asplenium plantagineum var. auriculatum Hook.
- Asplenium plantagineum var. subhastatum Hook.
- Asplenium plantaginifolium L.
- Athyrium plantagineum Milde
- Athyrium plantaginifolium (L.) Copel.
- Callipteris castaneifolia Bory
- Diplazium acuminatum Raddi
- Diplazium castaneifolium (Bory) Sw.
- Diplazium plantagineum Sw.
- Diplazium plantaginifolium var. serratum Fée
- Diplazium repens Raddi
- Hemionitis plantaginea (L.) Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos

Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, 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.