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Athyriaceae

Forest twinsorus fern

Diplazium sylvaticum (Bory) Sw.

Family
Athyriaceae
Genus
Diplazium

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Common names

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English
Forest twinsorus fern

Synonyms

  • Allantodia pinnata Blanco
  • Allantodia sylvatica (Bory) Ching
  • Anisogonium sylvaticum (Bory) C.Presl
  • Asplenium acuminatum (C.Presl) Mett.
  • Asplenium argutans Fée
  • Asplenium basilare (Fée) T.Moore
  • Asplenium brackenridgei Baker
  • Asplenium brevisorum Mett.
  • Asplenium elatum (Fée) Mett.
  • Asplenium humile Baker
  • Asplenium katzeri A.Braun
  • Asplenium proliferum (Brack.) Hook.
  • Asplenium schkuhrii Mett.
  • Asplenium sorbifolium Willd.
  • Asplenium sylvaticum (Bory) C.Presl
  • Athyrium basilare Fée
  • Athyrium elatum (Fée) Copel.
  • Athyrium pinnatum (Blanco) Copel.
  • Athyrium sylvaticum (Bory) Milde
  • Callipteris sylvatica Bory
  • Diplazium acuminatum C.Presl
  • Diplazium brackenridgei (Baker) Diels
  • Diplazium elatum Fée
  • Diplazium firmum Fée
  • Diplazium hilsenbergianum C.Presl
  • Diplazium praelongum Fée
  • Diplazium proliferum Brack.
  • Diplazium sorbifolium (Willd.) C.Presl
  • Diplazium sylvaticum var. pinnae-ellipticum Praptosuwiryo
  • Diplazium tenerum C.Presl
  • Microstegia sylvatica C.Presl

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.