Hymenophyllum tunbrigense
Tunbridge Fern, Tunbridge Filmy Fern
Also known as: Hymenophyllum asperulum Kunze +9 more
- Hymenophyllum asperulum Kunze
- Hymenophyllum dregeanum C.Presl
- Hymenophyllum fucoides var. frigidum Liebm.
- Hymenophyllum repens Dulac
- Hymenophyllum thomassetii C.H.Wright
- Hymenophyllum tunbridgense var. asperulum (Kunze) Diem & J.S.Licht.
- Hymenophyllum tunbrigense var. asperulum (Kunze) Diem & J.S.Licht.
- Hymenophyllum tunbrigense var. tunbrigense
- Trichomanes pulchellum Salisb.
- Trichomanes tunbrigense L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hymenophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte.
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Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (commonly known as Tunbridge fern or Tunbridge Filmy Fern) is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern belonging to the Hymenophyllaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. The genus Hymenophyllum is notably large, comprising more than 300 species.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, Subantarctic Islands, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Azores, Belgium, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Czechoslovakia, France, Free State, Gabon, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Spain, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha, Turkey, Zimbabwe