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Dryopteridaceae

Diamondleaf lacefern

Ctenitis hirta (Sw.) Ching

Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Ctenitis

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Common names

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English
Diamondleaf lacefern

Synonyms

  • Aspidium crystallinum Mett.
  • Aspidium hirtum (Sw.) Sw.
  • Ctenitis hirta f. cubana (C.Chr.) Duek
  • Cystopteris hirta (Sw.) Klotzsch
  • Cystopteris rufescens Fée
  • Dryopteris hirta (Sw.) Kuntze
  • Dryopteris hirta f. cubana C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris hirta f. domingana C.Chr.
  • Lastrea hirta (Sw.) C.Presl
  • Nephrodium hirtum (Sw.) Hook.
  • Nephrodium hirtum (Sw.) Hook.
  • Polypodium barbatum Kunze
  • Polypodium hirtum Sw.
  • Thelypteris hirta (Sw.) Copel.

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.