Woodsiaceae
Bluntlobe cliff fern
Woodsia obtusa
- Family
- Woodsiaceae
- Genus
- Woodsia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Danish
- Butbladet frynsebregne
- English
- Bluntlobe cliff fern
- Spanish
- Polypodium obtusum
Synonyms
- Physematium obtusum (Spreng.) Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jaknouse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jaknouse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Woodsia
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- Smooth woodsiaWoodsia glabellaWoodsiaceae
- 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.