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Dryopteridaceae

Broadleaf tonguefern

Elaphoglossum latifolium (Sw.) J.Sm.

Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Elaphoglossum

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Common names

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English
Broadleaf tonguefern

Synonyms

  • Acrostichum alismiifolium Fée
  • Acrostichum impressum Fée
  • Acrostichum latifolium Sw.
  • Acrostichum latifolium var. crassinervum Jenman
  • Acrostichum latifolium var. elongatum Hook.
  • Acrostichum latifolium var. membranaceum (Mazé & E.Fourn.) Krug
  • Acrostichum latifolium var. subsessile Sodiro
  • Acrostichum membranaceum Mazé & E.Fourn.
  • Acrostichum spruceanum Fee; Christ
  • Elaphoglossum impressum (Fée) T.Moore
  • Elaphoglossum latifolium var. cuencanum Hieron.
  • Elaphoglossum latifolium var. lutescens Rosenst.
  • Elaphoglossum membranaceum (Krug) Hieron.
  • Elaphoglossum membranaceum var. columbiensis Hieron.
  • Elaphoglossum tejeroanum A.Rojas
  • Elaphoglossum variabile A.Rojas

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.