Hymenophyllaceae
Crisped bristle fern
Trichomanes crispum
- Family
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus
- Trichomanes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Crisped bristle fern
Synonyms
- Ptilophyllum crispum (L.) Prantl
- Ragatelus eriophorus C.Presl
- Trichomanes badium E.Fourn.
- Trichomanes crispum f. genuina Hieron.
- Trichomanes crispum f. remotum (Fée) Domin
- Trichomanes crispum var. fastigiatum Hieron.
- Trichomanes crispum var. haenkeanum (C.Presl) C.Chr.
- Trichomanes crispum var. remotum Fée
- Trichomanes cristatum var. crispum (L.) Vareschi
- Trichomanes eriophorum (Pr.) Bosch
- Trichomanes fastigiatum Sieb.
- Trichomanes gardneri Bosch
- Trichomanes haenkeanum C.Presl
- Trichomanes lindigii Fourn.
- Trichomanes longifolium Desv.
- Trichomanes molle Fourn.
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: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.