Tectariaceae
Fountain fern
Triplophyllum funestum
- Family
- Tectariaceae
- Genus
- Triplophyllum
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Triplophyllum funestumTectariaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fountain fern
Synonyms
- Aspidium funestum Kunze
- Ctenitis funesta (Kunze) Vareschi
- Ctenitis protensa var. funesta (Kunze) Proctor
- Dryopteris funesta Hieron.
- Dryopteris protensa subsp. funesta (Kunze) Bonap.
- Dryopteris protensa var. funesta (Kunze) C.Chr.
- Lastrea funesta T.Moore
- Nephrodium funestum Hook.
- Thelypteris funesta Alston
- Triplophyllum acutilobum Holttum
- Triplophyllum funestum var. funestum
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.