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filmy kihifern
Scientific Name: Adenophorus hymenophylloides
Family: Grammitidaceae
Category: Fern
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Adenophorus hymenophylloides (Filmy Kihi Fern)
Adenophorus hymenophylloides, commonly known as Filmy Kihi Fern, is a perennial forb/herb belonging to the Grammitidaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Adenophorus hymenophylloides (Kaulf.) Hook. & Grev.
- Common Names: Filmy Kihi Fern, Filmy Kihifern
- Family: Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Division: Monilophyta (Horsetails and Ferns)
- Synonym: Amphoradenium hymenophylloides (Kaulf.) Copeland
Morphology and Growth Habit
- Adenophorus hymenophylloides is described as a forb/herb, indicating it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- It is a perennial, meaning it has a lifespan of more than two years.
Cultivation
- This plant prefers partially shady locations where it can receive sunlight during the cooler parts of the day.
Resources and Further Information
- Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
- Discover Life
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ADHY
- Garden Guides