Hymenophyllum hirsutum
Hairy Filmy Fern
Also known as: Hymenophyllum angustatum Thouars +18 more
- Hymenophyllum angustatum Thouars
- Hymenophyllum angustatum Thouars ex Kunze
- Hymenophyllum arbuscula Desv.
- Hymenophyllum boryanum Willd.
- Hymenophyllum boutonii Baker
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum (Sw.) Sw.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum f. tuberosum Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. abbreviatum Rosenst.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. boryanum (Willd.) Mett.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. boryanum (Willd.) Mett. ex Kuhn
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. crispatum Baker
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. imbricatum Bonap.
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. nudipes Kunze
- Hymenophyllum ciliatum var. ornifolium (Rchb.) Kunze
- Hymenophyllum commutatum (C.Presl) Bosch
- Hymenophyllum dimorphum Christ
- Hymenophyllum fraseri Mett.
- Hymenophyllum fraseri Mett. ex E.Fourn.
- Hymenophyllum intermedium Mett.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hymenophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous epiphyte or lithophyte.
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Hymenophyllum hirsutum (commonly known as Hairy Filmy Fern) is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern within the Hymenophyllaceae family. It originates in Africa, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Surinam, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zaïre