Blechnaceae
Giant vine fern
Stenochlaena tenuifolia
- Family
- Blechnaceae
- Genus
- Stenochlaena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant vine fern
Synonyms
- Acrostichum meyerianum (Kunze) Hook.
- Acrostichum tenuifolium (Desv.) Baker
- Lomaria grandis Bojer
- Lomaria meyeriana Kunze
- Lomaria tenuifolia Desv.
- Lomariobotrys meyeriana (Kunze) Fée
- Lomariobotrys tenuifolia (Desv.) Fée
- Lomariopsis tenuifolia (Desv.) Christ
- Polybotrya meyeriana (Kunze) Mett.
- Polybotrya tenuifolia (Desv.) Kuhn
- Stenochlaena madagascarica var. cuneata C.Chr.
- Stenochlaena meyeriana (Kunze) C.Presl
- Stenochlaena mildbraedii Brause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.