Pr (N)PlantaeSpecies
Great Fern
Diplazium expansum
Willd.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Wood Fern family
Genus
Diplazium
Species
Diplazium expansum
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Forb/herb
EdibleNo
Also Known As
Athyrium filix-femina var. asplenioidesAsplenium allantodioidesAsplenium radicans var. expansumAsplenium willdenowiiDiplazium distentumDiplazium athyrioidesAsplenium hartianumAsplenium expansumAsplenium striatum var. expansumDiplazium bonapartiiAsplenium crenulatum var. expansumAthyrium distentumDiplazium haenkeanumDiplazium tenerifronsAthyrium filix-femina f. ellipticumAspidium asplenioidesAthyrium filix-femina f. plano-rhoeticumAthyrium filix-femina f. subtripinnatumDiplazium asplenioidesAthyrium asplenioides var. subtripinnatumAthyrium filix-femina subsp. asplenioidesAthyrium filix-femina f. rectangulareNephrodium asplenioidesDiplazium ambiguum var. pubescensAsplenium athyriumAthyrium asplenioides f. subtripinnatumAthyrium filix-femina var. incisaAthyrium asplenioides f. ellipticumAthyrium filix-femina var. communeDiplazium brasilienseAllantodia asplenioidesDiplazium obtusumDiplazium kaulfussiiAthyrium asplenioides
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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