Woodsiaceae
Rusty woodsia
Woodsia ilvensis
- Family
- Woodsiaceae
- Genus
- Woodsia
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Common names
By language (15)
- Chinese
- 岩蕨, 巖蕨, 渐尖岩蕨, 漸尖巖蕨
- Czech
- Kapradinka skalní
- Dutch
- Roestbruine wimpervaren
- English
- Rusty woodsia, Oblong woodsia
- Estonian
- Ida-kiviürt
- Finnish
- Karvakiviyrtti
- Hungarian
- Hegyi szirtipáfrány, Északi szirtipáfrány
- Japanese
- ミヤマイワデンダ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lodnebregne
- Persian
- سرخس کشیده
- Polish
- Rozrzutka brunatna
- Slovenian
- Dlakava vudsovka
- Swedish
- Hällebräken
- Ukrainian
- Вудсія ельбська
- Welsh
- Rhedynen-Woodsia hirgul
Synonyms
- Acrostichum ilvense L.
- Acrostichum marantae Pall.
- Aspidium rufidulum Sw.
- Athyrium rufidulum (Michx.) A.A.Eaton
- Cincinalis setigera Desv.
- Lastrea rufidula C.Presl
- Nephrodium rufidulum Michx.
- Notholaena rufidula (Michx.) Desv.
- Notholaena setigera Desv.
- Polypodium ilvense Vill.
- Polypodium ilvense (L.) Vill.
- Polypodium ilvense (L.) Sw.
- Polypodium marantae Hoffm.
- Preslia paleacea Opiz
- Woodsia acuminata (Fomin) Sipliv.
- Woodsia frigida Gand.
- Woodsia hyperborea prol. rufidula (Michx.) Rouy
- Woodsia hyperborea subsp. ilvensis (L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Woodsia hyperborea subsp. ilvensis (L.) Hook.f.
- Woodsia hyperborea var. ilvensis (L.) Jess.
- Woodsia hyperborea var. rufidula (Michx.) W.D.J.Koch
- Woodsia ilvensis subsp. rufidula (Michx.) Asch.
- Woodsia ilvensis var. acuminata Fomin
- Woodsia ilvensis var. ilvensis
- Woodsia ilvensis var. mangutica Galanin
- Woodsia ilvensis var. rufidula (Michx.) Gelert
- Woodsia ilvensis var. rufidula (Michx.) Stefánsson
- Woodsia paleacea Opiz
- Woodsia raiana Newman
- Woodsia rufidula L.C.Beck
- Woodsia rupicola Hoffmanns.
- Woodsia uralensis Gand.
- Woodsia vestita Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Miro Kaspian Kuru, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Urjanhai, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: artfawlo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rebecca Chance, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rebecca Chance, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rohweder Karsten, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Woodsia
- Alpine woodsiaWoodsia alpinaWoodsiaceae
- Smooth woodsiaWoodsia glabellaWoodsiaceae
- Bluntlobe cliff fernWoodsia obtusaWoodsiaceae
- Rocky Mountain woodsiaWoodsia scopulinaWoodsiaceae
- Oregon cliff fernWoodsia oreganaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia polystichoidesWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia pulchellaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia andersoniiWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia fragilisWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia indusiosaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia lanosaWoodsiaceae
- Woodsia mexicanaWoodsiaceae
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.