Polypodiaceae

Musk fern

Microsorum grossum (Langsd. & Fisch.) S.B.Andrews

Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Microsorum

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Musk fern: Microsorum grossum at Garfield Park Conservatory, Illinois — Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 阔鳞瘤蕨, 闊鱗瘤蕨
English: Musk fern

Synonyms

Drynaria grossa (Langsd. & Fisch.) Fée
Microsorum hainanense Noot.
Phymatodes grossa (Langsd. & Fisch.) C.Presl
Phymatosorus grossus (Langsd. & Fisch.) Brownlie
Phymatosorus hainanensis (Noot.) S.G.Lu
Polypodium excavatum Roxb.
Polypodium grossum Langsd. & Fisch.
Polypodium hemionitis Cav.
Polypodium lobatum Roxb.

Photos

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: 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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Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, 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). About our plant data.