Polypodiaceae
Climbing birdsnest fern
Microsorum punctatum
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Microsorum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 星蕨
- English
- Climbing birdsnest fern
- Russian
- Микросорум точечный
- Thai
- เฟินเขากวาง
Synonyms
- Acrostichum punctatum L.
- Aspidium microcarpon Blume
- Colysis irioides (Poir.) J.Sm.
- Drynaria irioides J.Sm.
- Drynaria obtusata Brack.
- Drynaria polycarpa Brack.
- Drynaria pulverulenta Brack.
- Microsorum irioides Fée
- Microsorum irregulare Link
- Microsorum neoguineense (Copel.) Copel.
- Microsorum polycarpon (Cav.) Tardieu
- Microsorum sessile (Kaulf. ex Kuntze) Fée
- Microsorum subirideum (Christ) Copel.
- Microsorum validum (Copel.) Ching
- Niphobolus polycarpus Spreng.
- Phymatodes irioides (Poir.) C.Presl
- Phymatodes lingulata (Sw.) C.Presl
- Phymatodes polycarpa C.Presl
- Phymatodes polycarpos (Cav. ex Sw.) C.Presl
- Phymatodes polycarpus (Cav.) C.Presl
- Phymatodes sessilis C.Presl
- Pleopeltis antrophyoides Alderw.
- Pleopeltis irioides (Poir.) T.Moore
- Pleopeltis longifolia T.Moore
- Pleopeltis megalosoroides Alderw.
- Pleopeltis millisora Alderw.
- Pleopeltis neoguineensis (Copel.) Alderw.
- Pleopeltis obtusata T.Moore
- Pleopeltis polycarpos (Cav. ex Sw.) T.Moore
- Pleopeltis pulverulenta T.Moore
- Pleopeltis punctata (L.) Bedd.
- Pleopeltis sessilis T.Moore
- Pleopeltis valida Alderw.
- Pleopeltis viridis Moore & Ridl.
- Polypodium acuminatum F.Dietr.
- Polypodium altum Bojer
- Polypodium ambiguum Blume
- Polypodium antrophyoides Alderw.
- Polypodium crassinerve Schumach.
- Polypodium irioides Poir.
and 19 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ping an Chang, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.