Hymenophyllaceae
Smooth filmy fern
Hymenophyllum polyanthos
- Family
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus
- Hymenophyllum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 細葉蕗蕨, 细叶蕗蕨, 四川蕗蕨, 多果蕗蕨, 小果蕗蕨, 廬山蕗蕨, 羅浮蕗蕨, 长柄蕗蕨
- English
- Smooth filmy fern
- Japanese
- ホソバコケシノブ
Synonyms
- Hymenophyllum abietinum Hook. & Grev.
- Hymenophyllum acutum Mett.
- Hymenophyllum alfredii Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum botryoides Bosch
- Hymenophyllum breutelii Bosch
- Hymenophyllum clavatum (Sw.) Sw.
- Hymenophyllum costaricanum Bosch
- Hymenophyllum costaricanum var. emarginatum Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum fecundum Bosch
- Hymenophyllum fraternum C.Presl
- Hymenophyllum grevilleanum C.Presl
- Hymenophyllum jalapense Schltdl. & Cham.
- Hymenophyllum mazei E.Fourn. ex Christ
- Hymenophyllum mexiae (Copel.) C.V.Morton
- Hymenophyllum millefolium Schltdl. & Cham.
- Hymenophyllum poeppigianum C.Presl
- Hymenophyllum polyanthos var. clavatum (Sw.) Duss
- Hymenophyllum polyanthos var. reductum Jenman
- Hymenophyllum trichomanoides var. subalatum Rosenst.
- Mecodium costaricanum (Bosch) Copel.
- Mecodium mexiae Copel.
- Mecodium polyanthos (Sw.) Copel.
- Sphaerocionium abietinum C.Presl
- Sphaerocionium breutelii C.Presl
- Trichomanes clavatum Sw.
- Trichomanes polyanthos Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, 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.