Dryopteridaceae
Guadeloupe tonguefern
Elaphoglossum erinaceum
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Elaphoglossum
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Elaphoglossum erinaceumDryopteridaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Guadeloupe tonguefern
Synonyms
- Acrostichum blepharodes Fée
- Acrostichum crinitum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Acrostichum erinaceum Fée
- Acrostichum nitidum Liebm.
- Elaphoglossum blepharodes T.Moore
- Elaphoglossum blepharodes var. paleacea Hieron.
- Elaphoglossum blepharodes var. paleaceum Hieron.
- Elaphoglossum demissum Christ
- Elaphoglossum erinaceum var. erinaceum
- Elaphoglossum fimbriatum T.Moore
- Elaphoglossum hybridum var. nitidum Christ
- Elaphoglossum jinoteganum A.Rojas
- Elaphoglossum nitidum (Liebm.) Hieron.
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.