Scientific Name: Hymenophyllum flabellatum
Common Name: shiny filmyfern
Family Classification (Clade): Pteridophytes
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Form Description: Epiphytic fern; rootstock long, creeping, wiry; fronds, 10-20cm long, pendulous, pale green, tri-pinnate; indusium 2-lipped.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.2
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant in rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and fern gullies from sea level to 650m. Prefers overhanging or vertical substrates; the first filmy fern to colonise root buttresses, logs and stumps in disturbed forests.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Shady
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
General Notes
Best grown on a slab of tree-fern fibre in a bottle, terrarium or aquarium. Dries out very quickly if removed from a constantly damp habitat.
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Spore cases at tips of some frond segments. Collect spores when mature on the frond. Unripe sori are generally light green then change to yellowish-brown and to dark brown or black when mature. Place fronds, or portions of fronds, containing ripe spores in a paper bag and leave in a dry and draught-free place. Spores should begin to release immediately and all spores are released within days unless the species has tough, leathery fronds. Some species produce large quantities of spores from one frond, others require many fronds to produce similar quantities.
Cutting & Division Information
Propagate by division.