Deparia acrostichoides(Sw.) M.Kato

silver false spleenwort

WFO wfo-0001114364 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Jack
fig. a Jack, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-29 / obs. 202619857
Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Lynn Harper
fig. b Lynn Harper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 199353097
Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Tom Field
fig. c Tom Field, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199240438
Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Lynn Harper
fig. d Lynn Harper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 197648735
Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Michael J. Papay
fig. e Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196333267
Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. f Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191174737
Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. g Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191159527
Deparia acrostichoides, photographed by Michael J. Papay
fig. h Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190834677

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Native range 36 botanical countries

Regions where Deparia acrostichoides is native: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin AlabamaArkansasConnecticutGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaNova ScotiaOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSouth CarolinaTennesseeVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsin DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaRhode I.
Native distribution of Deparia acrostichoides, 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
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Arkansas ARK
Connecticut CNT
Delaware DEL
District of Columbia WDC
Georgia GEO
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Kentucky KTY
Louisiana LOU
Maine MAI
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
North Carolina NCA
Nova Scotia NSC
Ohio OHI
Ontario ONT
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
South Carolina SCA
Tennessee TEN
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS

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 12 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.

  • Asplenium acrostichoides Sw.
  • Asplenium thelypteroides Michx.
  • Asplenium thelypteroides var. serratum G.Lawson
  • Athyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) Diels
  • Athyrium thelypterioides (Michx.) Desv.
  • Athyrium thelypterioides f. acrostichoides (Sw.) Gilbert
  • Athyrium thelypteroides f. acrostichoides (Sw.) Gilbert
  • Diplazium acrostichoides (Sw.) Butters
  • Diplazium thelypteroides f. cristatum Neidorf
  • Diplazium thelypteroides f. serratum (G.Lawson) M.Broun
  • Lunathyrium acrostichoides (Sw.) Ching
  • Trichomanes acrostichoides (Sw.) Nieuwl.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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