Schizaeaceae
Little curlygrass fern
Schizaea pusilla
- Family
- Schizaeaceae
- Genus
- Schizaea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Little curlygrass fern
Synonyms
- Microschizaea pusilla (Pursh) C.F.Reed
- Schizaea filifolia La Pylaie
- Schizaea tortuosa Muhl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: agbelliveau, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sandra Keller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zihao Wang, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.