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Much Divided Filmy Fern

Hymenophyllum howense

Much Divided Filmy Fern
Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Hymenophyllaceae (Hymenophyll family)
Grows as
Fern

About

Hymenophyllum howense is a fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae. The specific epithet refers to the locality of occurrence.

Where it grows

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it occurs in cloud forest on and around the summits of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.

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 · Falkland Filmy Fern · Fan Like Filmy Fern

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

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