About Microsorum punctatum
Microsorum punctatum is a fern from the subfamily Microsoroideae commonly called the fish-tail fern, climbing bird's nest fern, dwarf elkhorn fern, or wart fern. It has been used in traditional medicine.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Microsorum punctatum
- Genus
- Microsorum
- Family
- POLYPODIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb-Epiphytic or Lithophytic
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Polypodiaceae
OAKLEAF FERN FAMILY
Microsorum punctatum belongs to the Polypodiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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