Polypodiaceae
Crocodile fern
Microsorum musifolium
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Microsorum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 鱷魚皮星蕨, 大叶星蕨, 蕉葉星蕨, 鱷魚蕨, 大葉星蕨, 蛇皮星蕨, 蛇皮蕨
- English
- Crocodile fern
Synonyms
- Drynaria musifolia (Blume) J.Sm.
- Pleopeltis musaefolia T.Moore
- Pleopeltis musifolia T.Moore
- Polypodium musifolium Blume
Photos
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, 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: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.