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Hymenophyllum bivalve is a small filmy fern from moist, sheltered mountain rainforests in eastern Australia and New Zealand, growing on tree trunks, rocks and logs. It needs constant humidity and shade, which makes it a challenge outside its natural climate.
Hymenophyllum bivalve is a species of filmy fern. It is found in moist, sheltered areas in or near mountain rainforests in Australia and New Zealand. The habitat is on tree trunks, rocks and fallen logs.
Hymenophyllum alveolatum · Austral Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum brachypus · Creeping Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum cristatum · Hymenophyllum cruentum · Common Filmy Fern · Drooping Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum dilatatum · Falkland Filmy Fern · Fan Like Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum helicoideum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenophyllum bivalve by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
