Pteridaceae

Threeleaf goldback fern

Pityrogramma trifoliata (L.) R.M.Tryon

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pityrogramma

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Threeleaf goldback fern (Pityrogramma trifoliata) — Photo: Ezequiel Racker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Threeleaf goldback fern

Synonyms

Acrostichum trifoliatum L.
Ceropteris trifoliata (L.) Kuhn ex Hieron.
Ceropteris trifoliata Kuhn
Gymnogramma trifoliata (L.) Desv.
Hemionitis trifoliata (L.) Kunth
Trismeria argentea Fée
Trismeria aurea Fée
Trismeria microphylla Fée
Trismeria trifoliata (L.) Diels
Trismeria trifoliata var. subpinnata Hieron.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Ezequiel Racker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ezequiel Racker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Romi Galeota Lencina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ezequiel Vera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Josiah Londerée, 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.