Thelypteridaceae
Swordfern
Macrothelypteris torresiana
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Genus
- Macrothelypteris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 大金星蕨, 普通针毛蕨, 华南金星蕨, 普通針毛蕨, 粗毛金星蕨, 刚鳞针毛蕨, 剛鱗針毛蕨
- English
- Swordfern
Synonyms
- Aspidium leucopis Fée
- Aspidium mollissimum Christ
- Aspidium setigerum Sw.
- Aspidium tenericaule Thwaites
- Aspidium uliginosum Kunze
- Aspidium vile Racib.
- Cheilanthes setigera Blume
- Cheilanthes stenophylla Kunze
- Dryopteris alsophiloides (Fourn.) C.Chr.
- Dryopteris backeri Alderw.
- Dryopteris lasiocarpa Hayata
- Dryopteris mollissima (Christ) C.Chr.
- Dryopteris oligophlebia var. lasiocarpa (Hayata) Nakai
- Dryopteris setigera (Blume) Kuntze
- Dryopteris tenericaulis (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching
- Dryopteris trichodes Rosenst.
- Dryopteris uliginosa (Kunze) C.Chr.
- Filix setigera (Blume) Farw.
- Hypolepis javanica T.Moore
- Hypolepis setigera (Blume) Hook.
- Hypolepis stenophylla (Kunze) T.Moore
- Hypolepis trichodes Fée
- Lastrea cosmopolita Brade
- Lastrea flaccida Bedd.
- Lastrea oligophlebia var. lasiocarpa (Hayata) H.Itô ex M.Mizush.
- Lastrea setigera Bedd.
- Lastrea setigera (Blume) Bedd.
- Lastrea setigera (Blume) T.Moore
- Lastrea tenericaulis T.Moore
- Lastrea torresiana (Gaudich.) T.Moore
- Lastrea uliginosa var. elegans (Koidz.) K.Iwats.
- Macrothelypteris oligophlebia var. oligophlebia
- Macrothelypteris setigera (Blume) Ching
- Nephrodium setigerum (Blume) Hook. & Baker
- Nephrodium tenericaule (Wall. ex Hook.) Hook.
- Phegopteris alsophiloides E.Fourn.
- Phegopteris trichodes J.Sm.
- Polypodium balansae Baker
- Polypodium nemorale Brack.
- Polypodium pallidum Bull.
and 10 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Josh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mike B, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.