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Falkland Filmy Fern

Hymenophyllum falklandicum

Falkland Filmy Fern
Photo: Michael Lavery, CC BY 4.0
Family
Hymenophyllaceae (Hymenophyll family)
Grows as
Fern
Native range
Juan Fernández Is., SC. & S. Chile to S. Argentina, South Georgia Is., Macquarie
Climate
temperate

About

Hymenophyllum falklandicum, the Falklands filmy fern, is a plant in the fern family Hymenophyllaceae. It is native to Patagonia and some subantarctic islands.

Where it grows

Hymenophyllum falklandicum is native to Patagonia, the Juan Fernández Islands, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Macquarie Island. It is found widely, growing in rocky crevices or overhangs at altitudes up to 350 m (1,100 ft), rarely to 500 m (1,600 ft).

Other Hymenophyllum plants

Hymenophyllum alveolatum · Austral Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum bivalve · Hymenophyllum brachypus · Creeping Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum cristatum · Hymenophyllum cruentum · Common Filmy Fern · Drooping Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum dilatatum · Fan Like Filmy Fern · Hymenophyllum helicoideum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenophyllum falklandicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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