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graceful filmy fern
Scientific Name: Hymenophyllum fucoides
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Category: Fern
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Graceful Filmy Fern (Hymenophyllum fucoides)
The Graceful Filmy Fern, scientifically known as Hymenophyllum fucoides, is a delicate and captivating fern species. Its airy foliage and unique growth habits make it an interesting subject for plant enthusiasts.
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
- Scientific Name: Hymenophyllum fucoides (Sw.) Sw.
- Common Name: Graceful Filmy Fern
- Family: Hymenophyllaceae (filmy fern family)
- Rank: Species
- Synonym Symbol: HYFU
Distribution and Habitat
Tunbridge filmy fern (likely a related species), is noted for its almost worldwide distribution in temperate rainforests and mountain cloud forests. Filmy ferns are known to grow in humid environments, sometimes covering the trunks of tree ferns completely. The graceful filmy fern also thrives hanging down the side of damp banks.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Characterized by filmy leaflets and wiry black stems.
- Fronds arise at intervals.
- The graceful fronds are easily distinguished by the shape of its indusia combined with an absence of drying folds.
Further Resources
For more in-depth information, consider exploring resources such as:
- Discover Life: for biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution.
- Garden Guides: for plant and gardening information.
- British Database of World Flora and Fauna: for taxonomic information.