Hymenophyllaceae
Winged bristle fern
Trichomanes alatum
- Family
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus
- Trichomanes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Winged bristle fern
Synonyms
- Ptilophyllum attenuatum Prantl
- Ptilophyllum ptilodes Prantl
- Trichomanes alatum subsp. eualatum Domin
- Trichomanes alatum subvar. latealatum Domin
- Trichomanes alatum subvar. margaritae Domin
- Trichomanes alatum var. attenuatum (Hook.) Domin
- Trichomanes alatum var. depauperatum Domin
- Trichomanes alatum var. ptilodes Domin
- Trichomanes alatum var. radicatulum Jenman
- Trichomanes alatum var. swartzianum Domin
- Trichomanes attenuatum Hook.
- Trichomanes lineare Bosch
- Trichomanes ptilodes Bosch
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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: Donald Davesne, 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.