Trichomanes elegans Rich. is a plant in the Hymenophyllaceae family, order Hymenophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Trichomanes elegans Rich.
Trichomanes elegans Rich. is an iridescent blue-leaved fern in Hymenophyllaceae, with its name misused for two other species.
Trichomanes elegans Rich. is a species of fern that belongs to the family Hymenophyllaceae. The scientific name Trichomanes elegans has also been incorrectly applied to two distinct other species. This fern possesses specialized plastids known as iridoplasts, which give its leaves an iridescent blue color.
Photo: (c) Corantioquia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa
Hymenophyllum rarum R.Br.
Vandenboschia speciosa (Willd.) G.Kunkel
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (L.) Sm.
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson
Crepidomanes intricatum (Farrar) Ebihara & Weakley
Hymenophyllum multifidum (G.Forst.) Sw.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
Identify Trichomanes elegans Rich. instantly — even offline
iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.
Download iNature — FreeDownload iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
