#bristle_fern__bristlefern__filmy_fern__filmyfern any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
supertype: #fern any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
member of: #genus_Trichomanes
subtype: #hare's-foot_bristle_fern__Trichomanes_boschianum a variety of bristle fern
subtype: #Killarney_fern__Trichomanes_speciosum large stout fern of extreme western Europe
subtype: #kidney_fern__Trichomanes_reniforme large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds
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