Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
     Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
     Blechnum spicant var. elongatum (Hook.) Boivin
     Blechnum spicant ssp. nipponicum auct. non (Kunze) A.& D. Löve
     Lomaria spicant (L.) Desv.
     Osmunda spicant L.
     Struthiopteris spicant (L.) Weiss

Common Name(s): deer fern.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=17866, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Pteridophyta
                    Class: Filicopsida
                        Order: Polypodiales
                            Family: Blechnaceae
                                Genus: Blechnum
                                    Species: Blechnum spicant