Marattiaceae
Horseshoe fern
Ptisana salicina
- Family
- Marattiaceae
- Genus
- Ptisana
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Horseshoe fern, King fern, Para, Potato fern
- Māori
- Paratawhiti
Synonyms
- Marattia cincta Copel.
- Marattia elegans Endl.
- Marattia fraxinea var. salicina (Sm.) Domin
- Marattia grantii Copel.
- Marattia salicina Sm.
- Marattia stokesii E.Brown
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.