Woodsiaceae
Cliff fern
Woodsia × kansana
- Family
- Woodsiaceae
- Genus
- Woodsia
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Woodsia × kansanaWoodsiaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cliff fern
Synonyms
- Physematium kansanum (R.E.Brooks) Li Bing Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.F.Gao
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.