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Davalliaceae

Haresfoot fern

Davallia heterophylla Sm.

Family
Davalliaceae
Genus
Davallia

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Haresfoot fern: Botanical specimen in the Lyman Plant House, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Haresfoot fern
pon
Lidarleng

Synonyms

  • Davallia angustifolia Roxb.
  • Davallia heterophylla var. nervosa Baker
  • Davallia lobulosa Wall.
  • Davallia longicauda Christ
  • Davallia ophioglossa (Cav.) M.Kato
  • Davallia pinnatifida (Cav.) Sw.
  • Humata heterophylla (Sm.) Desv.
  • Humata nervosa (Baker) W.H.Wagner & Grether
  • Humata ophioglossa Cav.
  • Humata pinnatifida Cav.
  • Trichomanes heterophyllum (Sm.) Poir.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: 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.