Tectariaceae
Threeleaf halberd fern
Tectaria trifoliata
- Family
- Tectariaceae
- Genus
- Tectaria
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Threeleaf halberd fern
Synonyms
- Aspidium domingense C.Chr.
- Aspidium multisorum Desv.
- Aspidium parrallelum Desv.
- Aspidium plumieri C.Presl
- Aspidium psammiosorum C.Chr.
- Aspidium purdiei Jenman
- Aspidium trifoliatum (L.) Sw.
- Aspidium trifoliatum f. cristata Hahne
- Aspidium trifoliatum var. amplum Hook.
- Aspidium trifoliatum var. quinquefoliatum Duss
- Bathmium trifoliatum (L.) Link
- Cardiochlaena confluens Fée
- Cardiochlaena trilobata Fée
- Dryopteris trifoliata (L.) Kuntze
- Nephrodium domingense Baker
- Nephrodium purdiaei (Jenman) Jenman
- Polypodium plumieri (C.Presl) Jenman
- Polypodium trifoliatum L.
- Polystichum trifoliatum (L.) Roth
- Sagenia angulata T.Moore
- Sagenia confluens T.Moore
- Tectaria plumieri Copel.
- Tectaria plumieri var. brasiliensis Rosenst.
- Tectaria purdiei Maxon
- Tectaria trifoliata f. megasora Domin
- Tectaria trifoliata var. menispermifolia Domin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Rittmaster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Tectaria
- Tectaria decurrensTectariaceae
- Tectaria estremeranaTectariaceae
- Tectaria zeilanicaTectariaceae
- Button fernTectaria cicutariaTectariaceae
- Tectaria gemmiferaTectariaceae
- Broad halberd fernTectaria heracleifoliaTectariaceae
- Incised halberd fernTectaria incisaTectariaceae
- Tectaria leptophyllaTectariaceae
- Tectaria polymorphaTectariaceae
- Tectaria quinquefidaTectariaceae
- Tectaria zollingeriTectariaceae
- Tectaria acrocarpaTectariaceae
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.