Lonchitidaceae
Tomato fern
Lonchitis hirsuta
- Family
- Lonchitidaceae
- Genus
- Lonchitis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tomato fern
Synonyms
- Anisosorus hirsutus (L.) Underw. & Maxon
- Anisosorus laciniatus (Willd.) Trevis.
- Antiosorus hirsutus Kuhn
- Litobrochia hirsuta (L.) Paxton
- Lonchitis hirsuta var. ghiesbreghtii Christ
- Lonchitis zahlbruckneri Kümmerle
- Pteris ghiesbreghtii J.Sm.
- Pteris hirsuta (L.) J.Sm.
- Pteris hirsuta var. ghiesbreghtii Christ
- Pteris laciniata Willd.
- Pteris laciniata var. setosa Davenp. ex Conz.
- Pteris lonchitoides Desv.
- Pteris villosa Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Inclan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.