Lindsaeaceae
Border creepingfern
Odontosoria scandens
- Family
- Lindsaeaceae
- Genus
- Odontosoria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Border creepingfern
Synonyms
- Davallia bipinnata (C.Presl) Hook.
- Davallia scandens (Desv.) T.Moore
- Davallia uncinella Kunze
- Grammitis satyros Christenh.
- Humata scandens Desv.
- Lindsaea uncinella Christ
- Lindsaea uncinella Krug
- Lindsayopsis scandens (Desv.) Kuhn
- Microlepia uncinella Mett.
- Odontosoria uncinella (Kunze) Fée
- Prosaptia bipinnata C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Steven Bodzin, 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.