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Lygodiaceae

Red finger fern

Lygodium circinnatum (Burm.f.) Sw.

Family
Lygodiaceae
Genus
Lygodium

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Common names

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English
Red finger fern

Synonyms

  • Hydroglossum circinnatum (Burm.f.) Willd.
  • Hydroglossum dichotomum Willd.
  • Hydroglossum pedatum (Burm.f.) Willd.
  • Lygodium basilanicum Christ
  • Lygodium circinatum (Burm.f.) Sw.
  • Lygodium circinnatum var. denticulatum Prantl
  • Lygodium circinnatum var. monstruosum Alderw.
  • Lygodium dichotomum (Cav.) Sw.
  • Lygodium heterophyllum C.Presl
  • Lygodium pedatum (Burm.f.) Sw.
  • Ophioglossum circinnatum Burm.f.
  • Ophioglossum flexuosum L.f.
  • Ophioglossum furcatum Roxb. ex Griff.
  • Ophioglossum pedatum Burm.f.
  • Ugena dichotoma Cav.
  • Ugena macrostachya Cav.
  • Ugena semihastata Blanco

Characteristics

Growth habit
Vine
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.