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Anemiaceae

Hairy flowering fern

Anemia hirsuta (L.) Sw.

Family
Anemiaceae
Genus
Anemia

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Common names

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English
Hairy flowering fern

Synonyms

  • Anemia adiantifolia var. opaca Fée
  • Anemia ciliata C.Presl
  • Anemia dissecta C.Presl
  • Anemia filiformis (Sav.) Sw.
  • Anemia hirsuta var. achilleifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Anemia hirsuta var. dissecta E.Fourn.
  • Anemia hirsuta var. humboldtiana Hieron.
  • Anemia hirsuta var. subfiliformis Christ
  • Anemia hirsuta var. tenella (Cav.) Sw.
  • Anemia opaca Fée
  • Anemia proxima C.Chr.
  • Anemia tenella (Cav.) Sw.
  • Ornithopteris hirsuta Bernh.
  • Osmunda filiformis Sav.
  • Osmunda hirsuta L.
  • Osmunda tenella Cav.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.