Polypodiaceae
Starscale fern
Pleopeltis astrolepis
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Pleopeltis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Starscale fern
Synonyms
- Drynaria elongata (Sw.) Fée
- Drynaria prieurii Fée
- Grammitis elongata Sw.
- Grammitis lanceolata Schkuhr
- Grammitis revoluta Spr.
- Grammitis squamulosa Splitg.
- Gymnogramma calomelanos var. elongata (Sw.) Sodiro
- Gymnogramma elongata (Sw.) Hook.
- Loxogramme elongata (Sw.) T.Moore
- Mecosorus elongatus (Sw.) Klotzsch
- Phlebodium astrolepis (Liebm.) Conz.
- Phlebodium elongatum (Sw.) J.Sm.
- Pleopeltis angustifolia D.C.Eaton
- Pleopeltis elongata (Sw.) J.Sm.
- Pleopeltis revoluta (Spreng. ex Willd.) A.R.Sm.
- Polypodium astrolepis Liebm.
- Polypodium elongatum (Sw.) Mett.
- Polypodium lanceolatum subsp. elongatum (Sw.) C.Chr.
- Polypodium lanceolatum var. elongatum (Sw.) Krug
- Polypodium lanceolatum var. elongatum (Sw.) J.Bommer & Christ
- Polypodium peltatum Cav.
- Polypodium prieurii Christ
- Synammia elongata (Sw.) C.Presl
- Taenitis swartzii Jenman
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Curupira and Boitatá, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jaqueline Hertel Corrêa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: André Ribeiro Cardoso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cy Stavros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sebastián de Jesús Herrera Buenfil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matteo Bellucci, 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.