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Davalliaceae

Black rabbitsfoot fern

Davallia trichomanoides Blume

Family
Davalliaceae
Genus
Davallia

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Black rabbitsfoot fern: Davallia trichomanoides at Garfield Park Conservatory
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
海州骨碎补, 海州骨碎補, 骨碎补, 骨碎補
English
Black rabbitsfoot fern, Black rabbit's foot fern

Synonyms

  • Davallia barbata Alderw.
  • Davallia decora Moore
  • Davallia dissecta J.Sm.; Moore & Houlston
  • Davallia fructuosa Christ
  • Davallia koordersii Alderw.
  • Davallia mariesii var. stenolepis (Hayata) Hoshiz.
  • Davallia petelotii Tardieu & C.Chr.
  • Davallia stenolepis Hayata
  • Davallia stenomera Kunze
  • Davallia subdissecta Alderw.
  • Davallia subdissecta var. elegantior Alderw.
  • Davallia subdissecta var. subgenuina Alderw.
  • Davallia trichomanoides f. barbata (Alderw.) Baker & Posth.

Characteristics

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