Ophioglossaceae

Sparselobe grapefern

Sceptridium biternatum (Savigny) Lyon

Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Sceptridium

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Sparselobe grapefern (Sceptridium biternatum) — Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Sparselobe grapefern

Synonyms

Botrychium biternatum Underw.
Botrychium dissectum var. tenuifolium Farw.
Botrychium fumariae Spreng.
Botrychium fumarianum Sm.
Botrychium fumarioides Willd.
Botrychium obliquum var. tenuifolium Gilbert
Botrychium tenuifolium Underw.
Botrychium ternatum f. tenuifolium Clute
Osmunda biternata Savigny
Sceptridium tenuifolium (Underw.) Lyon
Sceptridium ternatum var. tenuifolium Clute

Photos

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Emily Franzen, 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). About our plant data.