Hymenophyllaceae
Jeweled bristle fern
Trichomanes polypodioides
- Family
- Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus
- Trichomanes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Jeweled bristle fern
Synonyms
- Ptilophyllum sinuosum (Rich. ex Willd.) Prantl
- Trichomanes lindbergii Mett.
- Trichomanes polypodioides var. incisum (Kaulf. ) Farw.
- Trichomanes puigari Glaziou
- Trichomanes pusillum var. quercifolium Krug
- Trichomanes quercifolium Desv.
- Trichomanes serricula Fée
- Trichomanes sinuosum Rich. ex Willd.
- Trichomanes ujhelyii Kümmerle
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: William G. Borges, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.