Hymenophyllaceae
Hairy filmy fern
Hymenophyllum hirsutum
- Family
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus
- Hymenophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy filmy fern, Sierra de Luquillo filmy fern
Synonyms
- Adiantum decurrens Jacq.
- Hymenophyllum angustatum Thouars; Kze.
- Hymenophyllum arbuscula Desv.
- Hymenophyllum boryanum Willd.
- Hymenophyllum boutonii Baker
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum (Sw.) Sw.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum f. tuberosum Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. abbreviatum Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. boryanum (Willd.) Mett.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. crispatum Baker
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. imbricatum Bonap.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. nudipes Kunze
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. ornifolium (Rchb.) Kunze
- Hymenophyllum commutatum Bosch
- Hymenophyllum decurrens (Jacq.) Sw.
- Hymenophyllum decurrens (Jacq.) C.Presl
- Hymenophyllum dimorphum Christ
- Hymenophyllum fraseri Mett. ex Fourn.
- Hymenophyllum intermedium Mett.
- Hymenophyllum ornifolium Rchb.
- Hymenophyllum remotum Bosch
- Hymenophyllum surinamense Bosch
- Sphaerocionium asterothrix Fée
- Sphaerocionium boryanum C.Presl
- Sphaerocionium ciliatum (Sw.) C.Presl
- Sphaerocionium commutatum C.Presl
- Sphaerocionium dimorphum (Christ) Pic.Serm.
- Sphaerocionium grevilleanum C.Presl
- Sphaerocionium hirsutum (L.) C.Presl
- Sphaerocionium hirsutum (L.) G.Kunkel
- Trichomanes ciliatum Sw.
- Trichomanes decurrens (Jacq.) Poir.
- Trichomanes hirsutum L.
- Trichomanes hispidum Poir.
- Trichomanes rigidum Hedw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.