Polypodiaceae
Graceful fern
Niphidium crassifolium
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Niphidium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Graceful fern
- Quechua
- Hatun qalawala, Hatun kalawala, Jatun kalawala, Jatun qalawala, Qhichwa qalawala, Qhichwa qalaywala, Qhishwa qalaywala, Wisarum
Synonyms
- Anaxetum crassifolium (L.) Schott
- Campyloneurum crassifolium (L.) Christenh.
- Dipteris crassifolia J.Sm.
- Drynaria crassifolia J.Sm.
- Pessopteris crassifolia Underw. & Maxon
- Pessopteris crassifolia var. angusta Farw.
- Phymatodes acrosora C.Presl
- Phymatodes crassifolia C.Presl
- Phymatodes porrecta C.Presl
- Pleopeltis crassifolia T.Moore
- Pleuridium angustum Fée
- Pleuridium crassifolium Fée
- Polypodium brasiliense f. giganteum Domin
- Polypodium coriaceum Raddi
- Polypodium crassifolium Sessé & Moc.
- Polypodium giganteum Desv.
- Polypodium porrectum Willd.
- Serpocaulon giganteum (Desv.) A.R.Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ashleyrsteel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Abrahamsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.