Ophioglossaceae

Leathery grapefern

Sceptridium multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) M.Nishida

Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Sceptridium

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Leathery grapefern (Sceptridium multifidum) — Photo: Jenn (McPhee) Dyson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (17)

Belarusian: Граздоўнік многараздзельны
Chinese: 多裂阴地蕨
Czech: Vratička mnohoklaná
Danish: Stilk-Månerude
English: Leathery grapefern
Estonian: Kummeli-võtmehein
Finnish: Ahonoidanlukko
French: Botryche à feuille couchée
German: Vielteiliger Rautenfarn
Hungarian: Sokcimpájú holdruta
Lithuanian: Daugiaskiltis varpenis
Norwegian Bokmål: Høstmarinøkkel
Polish: Podejźrzon rutolistny
Russian: Гроздовник многораздельный
Slovenian: Deljena mladomesečina
Swedish: Höstlåsbräken
Ukrainian: Гронянка багатороздільна

Synonyms

Botrychium baeckeanum Brockmuller
Botrychium breynii Fr.
Botrychium californicum Underw.
Botrychium coulteri Underw.
Botrychium lunaria var. rutaceum (Lilj.) Lilj.
Botrychium lunaria var. rutaceum (Lilj.) Wallr.
Botrychium lunaria var. rutaceum (Sw.) Hampe
Botrychium matricariae (Schrank) Spreng.
Botrychium matricarianum Sm.
Botrychium matricariifolium subsp. rutaefolium (A.Braun) Bonnier & Layens
Botrychium matricarioides Willd.
Botrychium multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) Rupr.
Botrychium multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) Trevis.
Botrychium multifidum subsp. californicum (Underw.) R.T.Clausen
Botrychium multifidum subsp. coulteri (Underw.) R.T.Clausen
Botrychium multifidum subsp. silaifolium (C.Presl) R.T.Clausen
Botrychium multifidum var. australe Farw.
Botrychium multifidum var. californicum (Underw.) M.Broun
Botrychium multifidum var. coulteri (Underw.) M.Broun
Botrychium multifidum var. dichotomum Farw.
Botrychium multifidum var. habereri (Gilbert) Farw.
Botrychium multifidum var. intermedium Farw.
Botrychium multifidum var. silaifolium (C.Presl) M.Broun
Botrychium multifidum var. simplicius Farw.
Botrychium obliquum var. habereri Gilbert
Botrychium obliquum var. intermedium Underw.
Botrychium obliquum var. matricarioides Gilbert
Botrychium obliquum var. multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) Clute
Botrychium obliquum var. rutaceum Waters
Botrychium occidentale Clute
Botrychium rutaceum (Lilj.) Sw.
Botrychium rutifolium A.Br.
Botrychium silaifolium C.Presl
Botrychium silaifolium var. californicum (Underw.) Jeps.
Botrychium silaifolium var. coulteri (Underw.) C.C.Hall
Botrychium silesiacum Kirschleger
Botrychium ternatum Hook. & Baker
Botrychium ternatum f. coulteri (Underw.) Clute
Botrychium ternatum f. intermedium (D.C.Eaton) Clute
Botrychium ternatum f. matricariae Clute

and 23 more.

Photos

Photo: Jenn (McPhee) Dyson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marko Vainu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Игорь Васильев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pavel Masalov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Игорь Васильев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.