Flatleaf hollyfern

Common names

Synonyms

• Aspidium aculeatum var. phegopteroideum Baker
• Aspidium aculeatum var. platyphyllum (Willd.) Griseb.
• Aspidium platyphyllum Willd.
• Nephrodium platyphyllum (Willd.) Desv.
• Phegopteris platyphylla (Willd.) Mett.
• Phegopteris platyphylla var. phegopteroidea (Baker ex Mart.) Farw.
• Phegopteris polystichiformis Fée
• Phegopteris polystichops Wawra
• Polypodium platyphyllum (Willd.) Hook.
• Polypodium polystichoides Klotzsch
• Polystichum aculeatum var. platyphyllum (Willd.) C.Chr.
• Polystichum hottense C.Chr.
• Polystichum lanosum Fée
• Polystichum laxum Wawra
• Polystichum opacum Rosenst.
• Polystichum pallidum Gardner
• Polystichum platyphyllum f. mettenii Rosenst.
• Polystichum platyphyllum f. portoalegrense Rosenst.
• Polystichum polystichiforme (Fée) Maxon
• Polystichum polystichiformis Maxon
• Polystichum tenue Gilbert

Characteristics

Growth habit

Forb/herb

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Puerto Rico: native

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