Lindsaeaceae

Thicket creepingfern

Odontosoria aculeata (L.) J.Sm.

Family: Lindsaeaceae
Genus: Odontosoria

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Thicket creepingfern (Odontosoria aculeata) — Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Thicket creepingfern

Synonyms

Adiantum aculeatum L.
Davallia aculeata (L.) Sm.
Davallia dumosa Sw.
Lindsaea aculcata (L.) Mett.
Lindsaea aculeata Christ
Lindsayopsis aculeata (L.) Kuhn
Microlepia aculeata (L.) Mett.
Stenoloma aculeatum (L.) Fée
Stenoloma dumosum (Sw.) Fée
Trichomanes aculeatum (L.) Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Emmett Serrano, CC BY 4.0, 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.