Hymenophyllum moorei

Hymenophyllum moorei is a rare species of filmy fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae. It is endemic to the high cloud forest at Mount Gower and Mount Lidgbird at Lord Howe Island. A small epiphytic fern found usually on tree trunks and fallen logs.[1]

Hymenophyllum moorei
Hymenophyllum moorei (small ferns) on a log at Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Hymenophyllales
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Genus: Hymenophyllum
Species:
H. moorei
Binomial name
Hymenophyllum moorei
Synonyms
  • Hymenophyllum pumilum

References

  1. "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
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