Woodsia glabellaR.Br.

smooth woodsia

WFO wfo-0001109458 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Woodsia glabella, photographed by Erin Springinotic
fig. a Erin Springinotic, CC0 1.0 / 2021-08-02 / obs. 161380755
Woodsia glabella, photographed by Marc-Aurèle Vallée
fig. b Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0 1.0 / obs. 144535397
Woodsia glabella, photographed by Rob Foster
fig. c Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 137017897
Woodsia glabella, photographed by Marc-Aurèle Vallée
fig. d Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0 1.0 / obs. 124731331
Woodsia glabella, photographed by Syd Cannings
fig. e Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 89195683
Woodsia glabella, photographed by Étienne Léveillé-Bourret
fig. f Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 67756906
Woodsia glabella, photographed by Syd Cannings
fig. g Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 21220328
Woodsia glabella, photographed by Rob Foster
fig. h Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 32200951

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Native range 56 botanical countries

Regions where Woodsia glabella is native: Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Transcaucasus, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Nepal, West Himalaya, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Finland, North European Russia, Norway, Romania, Svalbard, Sweden, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Greenland, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Vermont, Yukon AltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChitaInner MongoliaIrkutskJapanKamchatkaKhabarovskKrasnoyarskMagadanManchuriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPrimoryeQinghaiSakhalinTranscaucasusTuvaWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaNepalWest HimalayaCentral European RussiaEast European RussiaFinlandNorth European RussiaNorwayRomaniaSvalbardSwedenAlaskaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaGreenlandLabradorMaineManitobaMassachusettsMinnesotaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew YorkNewfoundlandNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioQuébecSaskatchewanVermontYukon Korea
Native distribution of Woodsia glabella, 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
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
Chita CTA
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kamchatka KAM
Khabarovsk KHA
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Magadan MAG
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Sakhalin SAK
Transcaucasus TCS
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
Alberta ABT
British Columbia BRC
Greenland GNL
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Massachusetts MAS
Minnesota MIN
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Nunavut NUN
Ontario ONT
Québec QUE
Saskatchewan SAS
Vermont VER
Yukon YUK
Central European Russia RUC EUROPE
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
North European Russia RUN
Norway NOR
Romania ROM
Svalbard SVA
Sweden SWE
Nepal NEP ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM

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 10 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.

  • Woodsia alpina var. glabella (R.Br. ex Richardson) D.C.Eaton
  • Woodsia asplenioides Rupr.
  • Woodsia glabella f. rufescens Abrom.
  • Woodsia glabella subsp. pinnatifida (Fomin) Stepanov
  • Woodsia glabella var. pinnatifida Fomin
  • Woodsia hyperborea var. glabella (R.Br.) Watt
  • Woodsia ilvensis var. glabella (R.Br.) Gelert
  • Woodsia lapponica Ångstr.
  • Woodsia pinnatifida (Fomin) Shmakov
  • Woodsia yazawae Makino

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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