Dryopteridaceae
Woodland islandfern
Olfersia cervina
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Olfersia
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Olfersia cervinaDryopteridaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Woodland islandfern
Synonyms
- Acrostichum cervinum Sw.
- Acrostichum cervinum var. corcovadense (Raddi) Hook. ex Baker
- Acrostichum linearifolium C.Presl
- Acrostichum olfersia Endl.
- Dorcapteris cervina C.Presl
- Elaphoglossum cinctum Rosenst.
- Olfersia cervina var. corcovadensis (Raddi) Hook.
- Olfersia corcovadensis Raddi
- Osmunda cervina L.
- Polybotrya cervina (L.) Kaulf.
- Polybotrya cervina f. transitoria Rosenst.
- Polybotrya corcovadensis Spreng.
- Polybotrya corcovadensis (Kaulf. ex Raddi) Desv.
- Polybotrya raddiana Kaulf.
- Pteris ophioglossoides Vell.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.