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Trichomanes
Trichomanes is a genus of ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae, termed bristle ferns. The circumscription of the genus is disputed. All ferns in the genus are filmy ferns, with leaf tissue typically 2 cells thick. This thinness generally necessitates a permanently humid habitat, and makes the fronds somewhat translucent. Because of this membrane-like frond tissue, the plant is prone to drying out. "Filmy ferns" in the taxa Hymenophyllaceae grow in constantly wet environments. Many are found in cloud forests such as "Choco" in Colombia. There are also members of the taxa that can grow submersed in water.
The name bristle fern refers to the small bristle that protrudes from the indusia of these ferns.
54 branches of this genus, most-observed first
veined bristle-fern
speciesTrichomanes venosum
Trichomanes
subgenusTrichomanes
Davalliopsis
subgenusDavalliopsis
Trichomanes endlicherianum
speciesTrichomanes endlicherianum
Lacostea
subgenusLacostea
treemoss bristle fern
speciesTrichomanes krausii
Trichomanes membranaceum
speciesTrichomanes membranaceum
Feea
subgenusFeea
dotted bristle fern
speciesTrichomanes punctatum
Bristle fern
speciesTrichomanes colensoi
Trichomanes sublimbatum
speciesTrichomanes sublimbatum
Trichomanes beccarianum
speciesTrichomanes beccarianum
Afrotrichomanes
subgenusAfrotrichomanes
Trichomanes exsectum
speciesTrichomanes exsectum
Trichomanes godmanii
speciesTrichomanes godmanii
Trichomanes angustatum
speciesTrichomanes angustatum
Trichomanes tahitense
speciesTrichomanes tahitense
Trichomanes liukiuense
speciesTrichomanes liukiuense
Trichomanes reptans
speciesTrichomanes reptans
Trichomanes beaverianum
speciesTrichomanes beaverianum
Trichomanes motleyi
speciesTrichomanes motleyi
Trichomanes subclathratum
speciesTrichomanes subclathratum
Trichomanes minutum
speciesTrichomanes minutum
Trichomanes ovale
speciesTrichomanes ovale
Trichomanes pinnatinervium
speciesTrichomanes pinnatinervium
Trichomanes ekmanii
speciesTrichomanes ekmanii
Trichomanes angustifrons
speciesTrichomanes angustifrons
Trichomanes mannii
speciesTrichomanes mannii
Trichomanes calyculatum
speciesTrichomanes calyculatum
Trichomanes johnstonense
speciesTrichomanes johnstonense
Trichomanes bucinatum
speciesTrichomanes bucinatum
Trichomanes siamense
speciesTrichomanes siamense
Trichomanes boninense
speciesTrichomanes boninense
Trichomanes hymenoides
speciesTrichomanes hymenoides
Trichomanes borbonicum
speciesTrichomanes borbonicum
Trichomanes ingae
speciesTrichomanes ingae
Trichomanes philippianum
speciesTrichomanes philippianum
Trichomanes ballardianum
speciesTrichomanes ballardianum
Trichomanes cuspidatum
speciesTrichomanes cuspidatum
Trichomanes curtii
speciesTrichomanes curtii
Trichomanes lenormandii
speciesTrichomanes lenormandii
Trichomanes poeppigii
speciesTrichomanes poeppigii
Trichomanes procerum
speciesTrichomanes procerum
Trichomanes resinosum
speciesTrichomanes resinosum
Trichomanes ulei
speciesTrichomanes ulei
Trichomanes polystromaticum
speciesTrichomanes polystromaticum
Asiatrichomanes
subgenusAsiatrichomanes
Trichomanes grande
speciesTrichomanes grande
Trichomanes fulgens
speciesTrichomanes fulgens
Trichomanes hymenophylloides
speciesTrichomanes hymenophylloides
Trichomanes melanopus
speciesTrichomanes melanopus
Trichomanes tenuissimum
speciesTrichomanes tenuissimum
Trichomanes caespifrons
speciesTrichomanes caespifrons
Trichomanes barklyanum
speciesTrichomanes barklyanum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.830
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.828
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.602
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.771
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.360
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.686
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.489
Treatise on the Ferns of America
Charles Plumier · 1705 · p.329
Treatise on the Ferns of America
Charles Plumier · 1705 · p.333
In the stacks
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Every page naming Trichomanes in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67834.