Hymenophyllaceae
Sawtooth filmy fern
Hymenophyllum serrulatum
- Family
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus
- Hymenophyllum
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Hymenophyllum serrulatumHymenophyllaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sawtooth filmy fern
Synonyms
- Didymoglossum serrulatum C.Presl
- Hymenophyllum bicolanum Copel.
- Hymenophyllum bivalve J.Sm.
- Hymenophyllum bougainvillense Jeff W.Grimes
- Hymenophyllum meyenianum (Presl) Copel.
- Hymenophyllum multifidum var. novoguineense Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum polyodon Baker
- Hymenophyllum preslii (Bosch) Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum smithii Hook.
- Hymenophyllum torricellianum Alderw.
- Hymenophyllum vittatum Copel.
- Leptocionium preslii Bosch
- Leptocionium serrulatum (C.Presl) Bosch
- Leptocionium violaceum Bosch
- Meringium bicolanum (Copel.) Copel.
- Meringium meyenianum C.Presl
- Meringium vittatum (Copel.) Copel.
- Trichomanes meyenianum (Pr.) Bosch
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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.