Hymenophyllaceae

Climbing bristle fern

Trichomanes scandens L.

Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Genus: Trichomanes

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Climbing bristle fern: Trichomanes scandens - D'après la planche III - figure B de Hymenophyllaceae de Karel Bořivoj Presl - Prague, 1843 — Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Climbing bristle fern

Synonyms

Crepidomanes scandens (L.) K.Iwats.
Mortoniopteris scandens (L.) Pic.Serm.
Trichomanes lindenii C.Presl
Trichomanes macroclados Kunze
Vandenboschia scandens (L.) Copel.

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

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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.