Struthiopteris spicant(L.) Weiss

deer fern

WFO wfo-0001110263 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by Arthur Gelling
fig. a Arthur Gelling, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-13 / obs. 205980351
Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by Thierry Helminger
fig. b Thierry Helminger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205107972
Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. c Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205984784
Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. d Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204506362
Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. e Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205976237
Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by Randal
fig. f Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 204288776
Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by Jens-Christian Svenning
fig. g Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204030545
Struthiopteris spicant, photographed by James H. Thomas
fig. h James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202800150

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Also published as 42 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 lineatum Cav.
  • Acrostichum nemorale Lam.
  • Acrostichum spicant (L.) Willd.
  • Acrostichum spicant (L.) Roth
  • Asplenium spicant (L.) Ehrh.
  • Asplenium spicant (L.) Bernh.
  • Blechnum boreale Sw.
  • Blechnum doodioides Hook.
  • Blechnum heterophyllum Opiz
  • Blechnum homophyllum (Merino) Cout.
  • Blechnum septentrionale Sailer
  • Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth
  • Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
  • Blechnum spicant (L.) With.
  • Blechnum spicant f. serratum (Woll. ex T.Moore) M.Broun
  • Blechnum spicant f. transiens Hausskn.
  • Blechnum spicant subsp. homophyllum (Merino ex Christ) Merino
  • Blechnum spicant var. crenatum (C.Presl) T.Moore
  • Blechnum spicant var. elongata (Hook.) B.Boivin
  • Blechnum spicant var. homophyllum Merino ex Christ
  • Blechnum spicant var. latifolium Milde
  • Blechnum spicant var. pectinatum Clute
  • Blechnum spicant var. serratum Woll ex T.Moore
  • Homophyllum blechniforme Merino

and 18 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.

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