Davalliaceae
Black rabbitsfoot fern
Davallia trichomanoides
- Family
- Davalliaceae
- Genus
- Davallia
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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

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.