Phegopteris connectilis(Michx.) Watt

long beech fern

WFO wfo-0001107380 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Steven Lamonde
fig. a Steven Lamonde, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-02 / obs. 205750994
Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Татьяна Горбушина
fig. b Татьяна Горбушина, CC0 1.0 / obs. 204427695
Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Steven Lamonde
fig. c Steven Lamonde, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205863512
Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Nick Kleinschmidt
fig. d Nick Kleinschmidt, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204006510
Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Tatiana Strus
fig. e Tatiana Strus, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201492868
Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Pierre Cartier
fig. f Pierre Cartier, CC0 1.0 / obs. 205008090
Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Pierre Cartier
fig. g Pierre Cartier, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203190489
Phegopteris connectilis, photographed by Thomas Koffel
fig. h Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 201312384

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Also published as 38 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.

  • Aspidium phegopteris (L.) Baumg.
  • Aspidium phegopteris f. geminatum G.Piep.
  • Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris phegopteris var. cruciata (Kaulf.) C.Chr.
  • Gymnocarpium phegopteris (L.) Newman
  • Lastrea phegopteris Bory
  • Lastrea phegopteris Bory ex Newnham
  • Nephrodium phegopteris (L.) Prantl
  • Nephrodium phegopteris (L.) Baumg. ex Diels
  • Phegopteris connectilis var. cruciata (Kaulf.) Tzvelev
  • Phegopteris phegopteris (L.) Keyserl.
  • Phegopteris phegopteris var. intermedia (Hook.) Trel.
  • Phegopteris polypodioides Fée
  • Phegopteris tibetica Ching
  • Phegopteris vulgaris Mett.
  • Phegopteris vulgaris f. alata (Krieger) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris f. bifida (Krieger) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris f. erosa (Müll.-Knatz) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris f. geminata (J.J.H.Schmidt) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris f. triphylla (Krieger) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris var. acuta (W.Zimm.) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris var. nephrodioides (Christ) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris var. obtusidentata (Warnst.) Bergdolt
  • Phegopteris vulgaris var. setosa (W.Zimm.) Bergdolt

and 14 more.

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.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice, no toxicity claim and no native range, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.