Hymenophyllum wilsonii
| Wilson's filmy-fern | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Hymenophyllales |
| Family: | Hymenophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Hymenophyllum |
| Species: | H. wilsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenophyllum wilsonii Hook. | |
Hymenophyllum wilsonii, the Wilson's filmy-fern,[1] is a small, fragile, perennial leptosporangiate fern which forms large dense colonies from creeping rhizomes.
Distribution
Confined to western Europe (Britain, Ireland, France, Norway, Spain and The Faeroes) and Macaronesia.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
Further reading
- Page, C.N. (1997). The ferns of Britain and Ireland. 2nd Ed. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.
- Proctor, M.C.F. (2003). Comparative Ecophysiological Measurements on the Light Responses, Water Relations and Desiccation Tolerance of the Filmy Ferns Hymenophyllum wilsonii Hook. and H. tunbrigense (L.) Smith Ann Bot 91 (6).
- Richards, P.W., Evans, G.B. (1972). Biological Flora of the British Isles. No. 126. Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (L.) Sm. (pp. 245–258), Hymenophyllum wilsonii Hooker (258-268). Journal of Ecology 60.
External links
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Data Portal: Hymenophyllum wilsonii
- Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
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