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Davalliaceae

Haresfoot fern

Davallia pectinata Sm.

Family
Davalliaceae
Genus
Davallia

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Haresfoot fern: Davallia pectinata
Photo: Dana Lee Ling, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
马来阴石蕨, 馬來陰石蕨
English
Haresfoot fern

Synonyms

  • Davallia gaimardiana C.Presl
  • Davallia intermarginalis Blume
  • Davallia parallela Wall. ex Hook.
  • Davallia parallela Wall.
  • Humata archboldii Copel.
  • Humata banksii Alston
  • Humata gaimardiana (Gaud.) J.Sm.
  • Humata huahinensis Copel.
  • Humata intermarginalis (Blume) T.Moore
  • Humata lanuginosa Alderw.
  • Humata melanophlebia Copel.
  • Humata parallela Brack.
  • Humata pectinata (Sm.) Desv.
  • Humata tenuivenia Copel.
  • Humata trukensis H.Itô
  • Nephrodium gaimardianum Gaudich.
  • Nephrolepis gaimardiana C.Presl
  • Oleandra parallela Keyserl.
  • Pachypleuria intermarginalis C.Presl
  • Pachypleuria parallela C.Presl
  • Pachypleuria pectinata C.Presl
  • Pachypleuria trukensis (H.Itô) M.Kato
  • Pteroneuron parallelum (Wall. ex Hook.) Fée
  • Pteronevron parallelum Fée
  • Trichomanes pectinatum (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.