Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Hymenophyllales
Species:
dicranotrichum
ID:
1112128

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Pr.) Sadeb.

Source:
tro

Year:
1899

Citation Micro:
Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1 [4]. 110. 1899 (1899)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001111466



Common Names

  • Dicranotrichum Hymenophyllum
  • Dicranotrichum Fern
  • Dicranotrichum Hymenophyllum


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Description

Hymenophyllum dicranotrichum (also called Dicranotrichous Filmy Fern, among many other common names) is a species of fern native to New Zealand. It is an evergreen fern with a creeping rhizome and fronds that are lance-shaped and divided into pinnae. It grows in moist, shady areas, often in forests.

Uses & Benefits

Hymenophyllum dicranotrichum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used as a groundcover in shady areas and can be used to decorate terrariums.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Hymenophyllum dicranotrichum has small, greenish-white flowers that are borne in clusters. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have two cotyledons and a single stem.

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Where to Find Hymenophyllum dicranotrichum

Hymenophyllum dicranotrichum is native to South America.

Species in the Hymenophyllum genus

Hymenophyllum acutum, Hymenophyllum angulosum, Hymenophyllum armstrongii, Hymenophyllum balfourii, Hymenophyllum batuense, Hymenophyllum bicolanum, Hymenophyllum bontocense, Hymenophyllum brachyglossum, Hymenophyllum braithwaitei, Hymenophyllum brasilianum, Hymenophyllum brassii, Hymenophyllum breve, Hymenophyllum brevidens, Hymenophyllum bryophilum, Hymenophyllum caparaoense, Hymenophyllum capillaceum, Hymenophyllum cardunculus, Hymenophyllum cernuum, Hymenophyllum cincinnatum, Hymenophyllum delicatulum, Hymenophyllum deltoidenm, Hymenophyllum diversilobum, Hymenophyllum eboracense, Hymenophyllum edentulum, Hymenophyllum elberti, Hymenophyllum ellipticosorum, Hymenophyllum elongatum, Hymenophyllum emarginatum, Hymenophyllum feejeense, Hymenophyllum filmenofilicum, Hymenophyllum firmum, Hymenophyllum flexuosum, Hymenophyllum foersteri, Hymenophyllum francii, Hymenophyllum frankliniae, Hymenophyllum geluense, Hymenophyllum gorgoneum, Hymenophyllum gracilescens, Hymenophyllum hallierii, Hymenophyllum herterianum, Hymenophyllum hieronymi, Hymenophyllum humboldtianum, Hymenophyllum imbricatum, Hymenophyllum integrivalvatum, Hymenophyllum involucratum, Hymenophyllum johorense, Hymenophyllum junghuhnii, Hymenophyllum kerianum, Hymenophyllum klabatense, Hymenophyllum laminatum,

Species in the Hymenophyllaceae family

References