Dryopteridaceae
Iron fern
Rumohra adiantiformis
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Rumohra
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Seweweeksvaring
- Chinese
- 革叶蕨, 汝蕨
- English
- Iron fern, Climbing shield fern
- Māori
- Karuwhai
- Persian
- سرخس چرمی
Synonyms
- Aspidium adiantiforme Cheeseman
- Aspidium calyptratum Desv.
- Aspidium capense Willd.
- Aspidium clypeolarium Desv.
- Aspidium coriaceum (Sw.) Sw.
- Aspidium cumingianum (C.Presl) J.W.Sturm
- Aspidium cunninghamianum Colenso
- Aspidium cunninghamii Colenso
- Aspidium discolor Langsd. & Fisch.
- Aspidium duriusculum (C.Presl) J.W.Sturm
- Aspidium ferrugineum Sw.
- Aspidium orientale Desv.
- Aspidium politum Desv.
- Aspidium remotum A.Braun
- Dryopteris adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Kuntze
- Dryopteris capensis Kuntze
- Dryopteris discophora Rosenst.
- Dryopteris thomassetii (Wright) C.Chr.
- Hypopeltis coriacea Bory
- Lastrea adiantiformis (G.Forst.) Vareschi
- Lastrea aspidioides (Raddi) C.Presl
- Nephrodium duriusculum C.Presl
- Polypodium adianthoides Burm.f.
- Polypodium adiantiforme G.Forst.
- Polypodium argentatum Jacq.
- Polypodium berteroanum Spreng.
- Polypodium calyptratum Thouars
- Polypodium coriaceum Sw.
- Polypodium politum Poir.
- Polypodium thomassetii C.H.Wright
- Polystichum adiantiforme (Forst.) J.Sm.
- Polystichum coriaceum Schott
- Polystichum coriaceum var. acuminatum Fée
- Polystichum coriaceum var. callochlamys Fée
- Polystichum coriaceum var. platychlamys Fée
- Polystichum cumingianum C.Presl
- Polystichum duriusculum C.Presl
- Polystichum macroporum J.Sm.
- Polystichum remotum Fée
- Rumohra aspidioides Raddi
and 4 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.