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Glade Fern

Diplaziopsis pycnocarpa

Also listed as Homalosorus pycnocarpos

Found in forests and woodlands. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Modest

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
2–3 feet
Spread
2–3 feet
Light
Dappled sunlight, Deep shade
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist

Space about 2.5 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 16 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
July to September

Recorded in 21 Alabama counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Forests and woodlands

Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain.
Named place / source context. Shown: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia, a neighboring state.Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain., Unidentified in HFC record, undated. Public domain. Source record.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 99 animals.

All wildlife of Alabama

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Athyrium

  • Coptotriche aeneaBlackberry Leafminer Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Diplaziopsidaceae
Hardiness
Zones 3a–8b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Not applicable
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Athyrium pycnocarpon; Diplazium pycnocarpon; Homalosorus pycnocarpos; Narrowleaf Gladefern; fern

Conservation status

Alabama rankS1S2
Global rankG5
AL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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