Polypodiaceae
Clubmoss snakefern
Microgramma lycopodioides
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Microgramma
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Blinkblaarrotskruiper
- English
- Clubmoss snakefern
Synonyms
- Anapeltis lycopodioides J.Sm.
- Anapeltis nitida J.Sm.
- Anapeltis stigmatica J.Sm.
- Anapeltis venosa J.Sm.
- Craspedaria lycopodioides (L.) Fée
- Craspedaria surinamensis Fée
- Drynaria lycopodioides (L.) Fée
- Goniophlebium ligustrifolium T.Moore
- Marginaria diversifolia C.Presl
- Marginaria haenkeana C.Presl
- Microgramma lycopodioides f. subdimorpha (Christ) L.D.Gómez
- Microsorum surinamense Alston
- Niphobolus lycopodioides (L.) Keyserl.
- Phlebodium lycopodioides (L.) J.Sm.
- Phlebodium salicifolium J.Sm.
- Phlebodium venosum T.Moore & Houlston
- Phymatodes lycopodioides (L.) Millsp.
- Phymatodes prominula Maxon
- Pleopeltis leprieurii T.Moore
- Pleopeltis lycopodioides C.Presl
- Pleopeltis lycopodioides var. salicifolia Farw.
- Pleopeltis salicifolia C.Presl
- Pleopeltis stigmatica C.Presl
- Pleopeltis surinamensis C.Presl
- Polypodium funiculosum Desv.
- Polypodium haenkeanum Spreng.
- Polypodium lycopodioides L.
- Polypodium lycopodioides (L.) Desv.
- Polypodium lycopodioides f. obtusum Domin
- Polypodium lycopodioides var. longipes Hassl.
- Polypodium lycopodioides var. salicifolium (Willd.) Hook.
- Polypodium lycopodioides var. stipitatum Bosco
- Polypodium lycopodioides var. subdimorphum Christ
- Polypodium lycopodioides var. surinamense (Jacq.) Baker
- Polypodium lycopodioides var. surinamensis (Jacq.) Klotzsch
- Polypodium lycopodioides var. venulosum (Desv.) Baker
- Polypodium pellitum Willd.; Klf.
- Polypodium prominulum (Maxon) C.Chr.
- Polypodium salicifolium Willd.
- Polypodium salicinum Wikstr.
and 4 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Soetjipto Verkuijl, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.