Hymenophyllum moorei
| Hymenophyllum moorei | |
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| Hymenophyllum moorei (small ferns) on a log at Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Phylum: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida / Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Hymenophyllales |
| Family: | Hymenophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Hymenophyllum |
| Species: | H. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenophyllum moorei Baker | |
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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.
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