Psilotaceae
Cocks crow
Psilotum nudum
- Family
- Psilotaceae
- Genus
- Psilotum
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Common names
By language (11)
- Afrikaans
- Stoffervaring
- Chinese
- 松叶蕨, 松葉蕨, 石刷把, 松叶兰
- Czech
- Prutovka nahá
- English
- Cocks crow, Forest moa, Upright whiskfern, Whisk fern
- Finnish
- Haarusanikkainen
- Hawaiian
- Moa, Moa nehele, Oo moa, Pipi, ʻOʻō moa
- Japanese
- マツバラン, マツバラン科
- Korean
- 솔잎란
- Spanish
- Canuto
- Tamil
- சைலோட்டம் நூடம்
- Tongan
- Limufonua
Synonyms
- Bernhardia antillarum Müll.Berol.
- Bernhardia capensis Müll.Hal.
- Bernhardia deppeana Müll.Berol.
- Bernhardia dichotoma Willd. ex Bernh.
- Bernhardia novae-hollandiae K.Mull.
- Bernhardia oahuensis Müll.Berol.
- Hoffmannia aphylla Willd.
- Hoffmannia uxpanapense Cast.-Campos & Baut.-Bello
- Lycopodium nudum L.
- Psilotum domingense Gand.
- Psilotum flabellatum Gand.
- Psilotum floridanum Michx.
- Psilotum heterocarpum Colenso
- Psilotum neocaledonicum Gand.
- Psilotum novae-zelandiae Gand.
- Psilotum nudum var. fallicinum (Domin) Domin
- Psilotum nudum var. molesworthiae Iranzo, Prada & Salvo
- Psilotum nudum var. normale Domin
- Psilotum triquetrum Sw.
- Psilotum triquetrum f. insulare Brade
- Psilotum triquetrum var. fallacinum Domin
- Psilotum triquetrum var. gracile Grev. & Hook.
- Psilotum triquetrum var. latum Desv.
- Tristeca nuda (L.) P.Beauv. ex J.St.-Hil.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dutraelliott, 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.