Hymenophyllaceae
Tree-trunk bristle fern
Polyphlebium capillaceum
- Family
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus
- Polyphlebium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tree-trunk bristle fern, Treetrunk bristle fern
Synonyms
- Davallia capillacea (L.) Willd.
- Stenoloma capillaceum (L.) Fée
- Trichomanes angustissimum C.Presl
- Trichomanes capillaceum L.
- Trichomanes capillaceum var. subclavatum Christ
- Trichomanes cuneiforme Schkuhr
- Trichomanes hypnoides Christ
- Trichomanes pyxidiferum Schkuhr
- Trichomanes schiedeanum Müll.Hal.
- Trichomanes tenellum Hedw.
- Trichomanes trichodes Sw.
- Trichomanes trichoideum Sw.
- Vandenboschia capillacea (L.) Copel.
Photos
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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). About our plant data.