Doryopteris concolor(Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuhn & Decken

resurrection fern

WFO wfo-0001107951 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Doryopteris concolor, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. a Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-10 / obs. 196978145
Doryopteris concolor, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. b Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 184767886
Doryopteris concolor, photographed by Sunčana Bradley
fig. c Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168152612
Doryopteris concolor, photographed by Clifford Davel
fig. d Clifford Davel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 172449081
Doryopteris concolor, photographed by Andrew Hankey
fig. e Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 120405828
Doryopteris concolor, photographed by M Kriek
fig. f M Kriek, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 15356323
Doryopteris concolor, photographed by Claudia Gil
fig. g Claudia Gil, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 196864295
Doryopteris concolor, photographed by 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi)
fig. h 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0 / obs. 109104778

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Native range 81 botanical countries

Regions where Doryopteris concolor is native: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Socotra, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Vietnam, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Fiji, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is. AngolaBotswanaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCentral African RepublicDR CongoEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGhanaGuineaIvory CoastKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaNorthern ProvincesRwandaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweChina SoutheastHainanTaiwanIndiaLesser Sunda Is.MyanmarPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiVietnamNorthern TerritoryQueenslandWestern AustraliaMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestFijiNew CaledoniaArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestArgentina SouthBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCubaEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaParaguayPeruUruguayVenezuela ComorosMarquesasSamoaSociety Is.TongaTubuai Is.VanuatuGalápagosLeeward Is.Netherlands AntillesWindward Is.
Native distribution of Doryopteris concolor, 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
Angola ANG AFRICA
Botswana BOT
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Central African Republic CAF
Comoros COM
DR Congo ZAI
Eritrea ERI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Lesotho LES
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Rwanda RWA
Socotra SOC
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Argentina South AGS
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Cuba CUB
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
Galápagos GAL
Guatemala GUA
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Netherlands Antilles NLA
Nicaragua NIC
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Uruguay URU
Venezuela VEN
Windward Is. WIN
Fiji FIJ PACIFIC
Marquesas MRQ
New Caledonia NWC
Samoa SAM
Society Is. SCI
Tonga TON
Tubuai Is. TUB
Vanuatu VAN
India IND ASIA-TROPICAL
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Myanmar MYA
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Vietnam VIE
China Southeast CHS ASIA-TEMPERATE
Hainan CHH
Taiwan TAI
Northern Territory NTA AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD
Western Australia WAU
Mexico Gulf MXG NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Not drawn on the map: Socotra. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

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.

  • Allosorus concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Kuntze
  • Cheilanthes concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
  • Cheilanthes concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Schelpe & N.C.Anthony
  • Cheilanthes pohliana (C.Presl) Keyserl.
  • Doryopteris baturitensis Brade
  • Hemionitis baturitensis (Brade) Christenh.
  • Hemionitis concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Christenh.
  • Pellaea concolor (Langsd. & Fisch.) Baker
  • Pellaea palmescens Fée
  • Pteris brownii Desv.
  • Pteris concolor Langsd. & Fisch.
  • Pteris laciniata Vell.
  • Pteris pedata R.Br.
  • Pteris pohliana 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. 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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