Pteridaceae
Digit fern
Doryopteris pedata
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Doryopteris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 鸟足黑心蕨
- English
- Digit fern
Synonyms
- Cassebeera pedata (L.) J.Sm.
- Hemionitis doryopteris Christenh.
- Litobrochia grandis T.Moore ex Hook.
- Litobrochia pedata (L.) C.Presl
- Pellaea pedata (L.) Prantl
- Pellaea pedata (L.) Fée
- Pteris pedata L.
- Pteris polytoma Kunze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Tubifex, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tubifex, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.