Spiny treefern

Common names

Synonyms

• Alsophila bulligera Rosenst.
• Alsophila eatonii Jenman
• Alsophila gleasonii Maxon
• Alsophila infesta Kunze
• Alsophila infesta var. aberrans Domin
• Alsophila infesta var. fumata T.Moore
• Alsophila obtusa Klotzsch
• Alsophila pastazensis Hieron.
• Alsophila phalerata var. infesta Farw.
• Alsophila platyphylla C.Presl
• Alsophila procera (Willd.) Desv.
• Alsophila pterorachis Baker
• Alsophila pungens (Willd.) C.Presl
• Alsophila subaculeata Splitg.
• Cyathea bulligera Domin
• Cyathea eatonii (Jenman) Domin
• Cyathea gleasonii Domin
• Cyathea infesta Domin
• Cyathea infesta var. aberrans Domin
• Cyathea klotzschiana Domin
• Cyathea obtusata Domin
• Cyathea pastazensis Domin
• Cyathea pterorachis Domin
• Cyathea willdenowiana Domin
• Polypodium procerum Willd.
• Polypodium pungens Willd.
• Trichipteris bulligera (Rosenst.) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris eatoni (Jenman) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris eatonii (Jenman) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris gleasoni (Maxon) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris gleasonii (Maxon) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris infesta (Kunze) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris obtusa (Klotzsch) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris pastazensis (Hieron.) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris procera (Willd.) R.M.Tryon
• Trichipteris pungens (Willd.) R.M.Tryon

Characteristics

Growth habit

Tree

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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