Aspleniaceae
Maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
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Common names
By language (14)
- Asturian
- Golondriyu
- Chinese
- 鐵角蕨, 铁角凤尾草, 铁角蕨, 石林珠
- Czech
- Sleziník červený
- Dutch
- Steenbreekvaren
- English
- Maidenhair spleenwort
- Finnish
- Tummaraunioinen
- French
- Fausse capillaire, Capillaire des murailles
- German
- Braunstieliger Streifenfarn, Brauner Streifenfarn
- Italian
- Asplenio
- Serbian
- Папратка
- Slovenian
- Rjavi sršaj
- Spanish
- Adianto rojo, Arzolla de pena, Arzolla de peña, Culantrillo bastardo, Culantrillo hembra, Culantrillo menor, Culantrillo menudo, Falzia roja
- Swedish
- Bergspring
- Ukrainian
- Аспленій волосовидий, Аспленій волосоподібний, Костянець волосоподібний
Synonyms
- Asplenium alatum Dulac
- Asplenium caput-serpentis Henriq.
- Asplenium dichroum Kze.; Pr.
- Asplenium linnaei Soó
- Asplenium melanocaulon Willd.
- Asplenium microphyllum Tineo
- Asplenium pechuelii Kuntze
- Asplenium saxatile Salisb.
- Asplenium saxatile var. incisum Gray
- Asplenium saxatile var. ramosissimum Gray
- Asplenium trichomanes f. delicatulum (G.Lawson) M.Broun
- Asplenium trichomanes f. incisum (T.Moore) Reichst.
- Asplenium trichomanes f. lobatocrenatum (Lam. & DC.) Reichst.
- Asplenium trichomanes f. microphyllum (Milde) Reichst.
- Asplenium trichomanes f. pulcherrimum (W.Zimm.) Reichst.
- Asplenium trichomanes f. umbrosum (T.Moore) Reichst.
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. kulumyssiense Stepanov
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. microphyllum (Tineo) Arcang.
- Asplenium trichomanes var. incisocrenatum Christ
- Asplenium trichomanes var. incisum Jess.
- Asplenium trichomanes var. incisum T.Moore
- Asplenium trichomanes var. microphyllum (Tineo) Milde
- Asplenium trichomanes var. subaequale Holland
- Asplenium trichomanes var. umbrosum Jess.
- Asplenium trichomaniforme H.P.Fuchs
- Asplenium trichomanoides L.
- Asplenium trichomanoides Houtt.
- Asplenium umbrosum (Milde) M.Goldschm.
- Athyrium trichomanes (L.) Shafer
- Chamaefilix trichomanes Farw.
- Chamaefilix trichomanes (L.) Farw.
- Phyllitis rotundifolia Moench
- Trichomanes callitriche Bubani
- Trichomanes crenatum Gilib.
- Trichomanes melanocaulon Bubani
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Hawaii: native/introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.