Scientific or common name:

Trichomanes rigidum Sw.

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HYMENOPHYLLACEAE - Filmy Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Trichomanes rigidum Sw.
Nomencl. ref.: Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 137. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Stiff bristle fern

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Genus: Trichomanes
Species:

1) Trichomanes alatum Sw. 2) Trichomanes angustifrons (Fée) W. Boer 3) Trichomanes baldwinii (D.C. Eaton) Copeland 4) Trichomanes bauerianum Endl. 5) Trichomanes boschianum Sturm 6) Trichomanes brevipes (C. Presl) Baker 7) Trichomanes capillaceum L. 8) Trichomanes crispum L. 9) Trichomanes cyrtotheca Hillebr. 10) Trichomanes davallioides Gaudich. 11) Trichomanes draytonianum Brack. 12) Trichomanes holopterum Kunze 13) Trichomanes hookeri C. Presl 14) Trichomanes hymenoides Hedw. 15) Trichomanes hymenophylloides Bosch 16) Trichomanes intricatum Farrar 17) Trichomanes kapplerianum Sturm 18) Trichomanes krausii Hook. & Grev. 19) Trichomanes lineolatum (Bosch) Hook. 20) Trichomanes membranaceum L. 21) Trichomanes minutum Blume 22) Trichomanes ovale (Fourn.) W. Boer 23) Trichomanes padronii Proctor 24) Trichomanes petersii A. Gray 25) Trichomanes pinnatum Hedw. 26) Trichomanes polypodioides L. 27) Trichomanes punctatum Poir. 28) Trichomanes punctatum Poir. ssp. floridanum W. Boer 29) Trichomanes punctatum Poir. ssp. punctatum 30) Trichomanes punctatum Poir. ssp. sphenoides (Kunze) W. Boer 31) Trichomanes pusillum auct. non Sw. 32) Trichomanes pusillum Sw. 33) Trichomanes radicans Sw. 34) Trichomanes rigidum Sw. 35) Trichomanes robustum Fourn. 36) Trichomanes saxifragoides C. Presl 37) Trichomanes scandens L. 38) Trichomanes sphenoides Kunze

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Page counter: 277 ( AVG: 223.19 / 292.521 )

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA+ (Puerto Rico)
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Hymenophyllaceae)
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1) Callistopteris (bristle fern) 2) Hymenophyllum (filmy fern) 3) Lecanium (bristle fern) 4) Mecodium (filmy fern) 5) Sphaerocionium (filmy fern) 6) Trichomanes (bristle fern) 7) Vandenboschia

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Common names (Trichomanes)
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1) (no name) 2) Aerialroot bristle fern (Trichomanes radicans) 3) Appalachian bristle fern (Trichomanes boschianum) 4) Bauer's bristle fern (Trichomanes bauerianum) 5) Climbing bristle fern (Trichomanes scandens) 6) Crisped bristle fern (Trichomanes crispum) 7) Dotted bristle fern (Trichomanes punctatum) 8) Dwarf bristle fern (Trichomanes petersii) 9) Eggleaf bristle fern (Trichomanes ovale) 10) Elegant bristle fern (Trichomanes cyrtotheca) 11) Entirewing bristle fern (Trichomanes holopterum) 12) Hawai'i bristle fern (Trichomanes draytonianum) 13) Hooker's bristle fern (Trichomanes hookeri) 14) Jeweled bristle fern (Trichomanes polypodioides) 15) Kappler's bristle fern (Trichomanes kapplerianum) 16) Kilau (Trichomanes davallioides) 17) Lined bristle fern (Trichomanes lineolatum) 18) Padron's bristle fern (Trichomanes padronii) 19) Parchment bristle fern (Trichomanes hymenoides) 20) Robust bristle fern (Trichomanes robustum) 21) Royal bristle fern (Trichomanes angustifrons) 22) Scale edge bristle fern (Trichomanes membranaceum) 23) Sidesaddle bristle fern (Trichomanes pusillum) 24) Stiff bristle fern (Trichomanes rigidum) 25) Tansy bristle fern (Trichomanes pinnatum) 26) Thinleaf bristle fern (Trichomanes hymenophylloides) 27) Tiny bristle fern (Trichomanes minutum) 28) Treemoss bristle fern (Trichomanes krausii) 29) Treetrunk bristle fern (Trichomanes capillaceum) 30) Weft fern (Trichomanes intricatum) 31) Winged bristle fern (Trichomanes alatum)

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More species:
1) Trichomanes saxifragoides C. Presl [97]
2) Trichomanes sphenoides Kunze [195]
3) Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers. [647]
4) Trichophorum caespitosum (L.) Hartm., orth. var. [83]
5) Trichophorum palustre (L.) Farw. var. calvum (Torr.) House [226]
6) Trichosanthes cucumerina L. [1070]
7) Trichostema lanatum Benth. [294]
8) Trichostomopsis umbrosus (Müll. Hal.) H. Rob. [117]
9) Trichostomum spirale Grout [225]
10) Tridens elongatus (Buckley) Nash [152]

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