Anogramma leptophylla(L.) Link

WFO wfo-0001107896 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by José Luis Camaño
fig. a José Luis Camaño, CC0 1.0 / 2022-04-23 / obs. 190159949
Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by Andre Hosper
fig. b Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190069868
Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by Will Cornwell
fig. c Will Cornwell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 187302613
Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by John Lyden
fig. d John Lyden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186410370
Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. e Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177470967
Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. f Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176787450
Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. g Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 175248079
Anogramma leptophylla, photographed by Josep Gesti
fig. h Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 174282660

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Native range 80 botanical countries

Regions where Anogramma leptophylla is native: Algeria, Angola, Azores, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, China South-Central, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Pakistan, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Albania, Baleares, Corse, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Brazil South, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela AlgeriaAngolaCameroonCape ProvincesDjiboutiDR CongoEgyptEthiopiaFree StateGulf of Guinea Is.KenyaKwaZulu-NatalLesothoLibyaMadagascarMauritaniaMoroccoNorthern ProvincesRwandaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTunisiaUgandaZimbabweAfghanistanChina South-CentralCyprusIranIraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineSaudi ArabiaTaiwanTranscaucasusTürkiyeIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.PakistanNew South WalesNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern AustraliaAlbaniaCorseFranceGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalSiciliaSpainSwitzerlandMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBrazil SouthCosta RicaEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaNicaraguaPeruVenezuela AzoresCanary Is.Cape VerdeMadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Anogramma leptophylla, 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
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Angola ANG
Azores AZO
Cameroon CMN
Canary Is. CNY
Cape Provinces CPP
Cape Verde CVI
Djibouti DJI
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Ethiopia ETH
Free State OFS
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Lesotho LES
Libya LBY
Madagascar MDG
Madeira MDR
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Northern Provinces TVL
Rwanda RWA
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Tunisia TUN
Uganda UGA
Zimbabwe ZIM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Corse COR
France FRA
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China South-Central CHC
Cyprus CYP
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Taiwan TAI
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Brazil South BZS SOUTHERN AMERICA
Costa Rica COS
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
Guatemala GUA
Nicaragua NIC
Peru PER
Venezuela VEN
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
New Zealand North NZN
New Zealand South NZS
South Australia SOA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria VIC
Western Australia WAU
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
India IND ASIA-TROPICAL
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Pakistan PAK

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 22 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.

  • Acrostichum leptophyllum (L.) Lam. & DC.
  • Acrostichum leptophyllum (L.) Lam. & DC.
  • Anogramma caespitosa Pic.Serm.
  • Anogramma guatemalensis (Domin) C.Chr.
  • Asplenium geminaria Bory
  • Asplenium leptophyllum Sw.
  • Dicranodium leptophyllum (L.) Newman
  • Grammitis adiantoides Griff.
  • Grammitis leptophylla (L.) Sw.
  • Gymnogramma chaerophylla var. cryptogrammoides Christ
  • Gymnogramma leptophylla (L.) Desv.
  • Gymnogramma leptophylla var. cryptogrammoides J.Bommer
  • Gymnogramma leptophylla var. mexicana M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Gymnogramma leptophylla var. mexicana Kunze
  • Gymnogramma leptophylla var. pinnata Maire
  • Gymnogramma novae-zealandiae Colenso
  • Hemionitis leptophylla (L.) Lag.
  • Osmunda leptophylla (L.) Savigny
  • Pityrogramma guatemalensis Domin
  • Pityrogramma leptophylla (L.) Domin
  • Polypodium leptophyllum L.
  • Tarachia geminaria C.Presl

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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