Aleuritopteris acrostica(Balb.) Windham & Schuettp.

WFO wfo-1000079464 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. a Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2022-03-14 / obs. 202501172
Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. b Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 199072996
Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. c Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 201198297
Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Ronald Flipphi
fig. d Ronald Flipphi, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 168878205
Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Oleg Kosterin
fig. e Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177761438
Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Dyhia YOUSFI
fig. f Dyhia YOUSFI, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 113140435
Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Eleftherios Katsillis
fig. g Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110622915
Aleuritopteris acrostica, photographed by Eleftherios Katsillis
fig. h Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 107813407

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Native range 37 botanical countries

Regions where Aleuritopteris acrostica is native: Algeria, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Yemen, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Baleares, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain AlgeriaDjiboutiEthiopiaLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanCyprusIranIraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaSinaiTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanYemenPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaCorseFranceGreeceItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalSiciliaSpain Cape VerdeMadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Aleuritopteris acrostica, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Yemen YEM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Corse COR
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Cape Verde CVI
Djibouti DJI
Ethiopia ETH
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 14 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Adiantum odorum DC.
  • Allosorus acrosticus (Balb.) Christenh.
  • Allosorus pusillus Bernh.
  • Cheilanthes acrostica (Balb.) Tod.
  • Cheilanthes fragrans var. acrostica (Balb.) Fiori
  • Cheilanthes fragrans var. paleacea Pamp.
  • Cheilanthes odora Sw.
  • Cheilanthes pteridioides f. paleacea (Pamp.) Maire & Weiller
  • Cheilanthes pteridioides subsp. acrostica (Balb.) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot
  • Hemionitis acrostica (Balb.) Mosyakin
  • Hemionitis atreyu Christenh.
  • Oeosporangium acrosticum (Balb.) L.Sáez & Aymerich
  • Oeosporangium pteridioides subsp. acrosticum (Balb.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar
  • Pteris acrostica Balb.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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