Saccolomataceae
Forest soralpouch fern
Saccoloma inaequale
- Family
- Saccolomataceae
- Genus
- Saccoloma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Forest soralpouch fern
Synonyms
- Davallia alata Heward
- Davallia inaequalis Kunze
- Davallia inaequalis var. major Hook.
- Davallia lherminieri Kunze
- Ithycaulon guentheri C.Chr.
- Ithycaulon inaequale (Kunze) Copel.
- Ithycaulon inaequale Copel.
- Microlepia alata J.Sm.
- Microlepia arcuata Fourn.
- Microlepia boryana Fourn.
- Microlepia caudata Fée
- Microlepia inaequalis C.Presl
- Microlepia inaequalis var. nigrescens Mett.
- Microlepia lherminieri T.Moore
- Orthiopteris inaequalis (Kunze) Copel.
- Saccoloma alatum Mett.
- Saccoloma guentheri Rosenst.
- Saccoloma inaequale var. costaricense Rosenst.
- Saccoloma inaequale var. dimorphum Christ
- Saccoloma lherminieri R.Knuth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Andrew Garn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Garn, CC BY 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.