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Hymenophyllum multifidum
Hymenophyllum multifidum is a small, delicate filmy fern from New Zealand's forests, grown mainly by fern enthusiasts. It needs constant humidity and shade, as its very thin fronds dry out quickly.
Hymenophyllum multifidum, or the much-divided filmy fern, is a species of fern, endemic to New Zealand. It has one of the largest altitudinal ranges of any fern in New Zealand.
This species grows on all of the major islands of New Zealand, as well as in the sub-Antarctic islands. It grows on the forest floor, but can also grow as an epiphyte on rock faces.
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 multifidum 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.
