17 results for family: Hymenophyllaceae. More search options
FamilyScientific Name Common NameHabitatDistributionImage
HymenophyllaceaeCrepidomanesFilmy Fernimage of plant
HymenophyllaceaeCrepidomanes intricatumGrotto-felt, Appalachian Trichomanes, Weft FernOn ceilings or back walls of grottoes, especially in humid gorges or near or behind waterfalls.Rather widespread in e. North America, from NH, VT, w. NY, OH, IN, and IL south to NC, nw. SC, n. GA, and wc. AL (Hale County; Yawn et al. 2024).image of plant
HymenophyllaceaeDidymoglossumFilmy Fernimage of plant
HymenophyllaceaeDidymoglossum krausiiKraus’s Bristle FernTropical hammocks, epiphytic on tree bases or less commonly on limestone in sinkholes.S. peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and south to c. South America.image of plant
HymenophyllaceaeDidymoglossum lineolatumLined Bristle FernTropical hammocks, on limestone in sinkholes or epiphytic on tree bases.S. peninsular FL; West Indies; Central America (Costa Rica); South America (Venezuela).
HymenophyllaceaeDidymoglossum membranaceumScale-edged Bristle-fernTerrestrial in acid humus.Known in North America only from a 1929 collection from Harrison County, MS; West Indies; s. Mexico south through Central America to c. South America.
HymenophyllaceaeDidymoglossum petersiiDwarf Filmy FernOn vertical faces of acidic rock outcrops in humid gorges (in sw. NC, nw. SC, and ne. GA, primarily of the Savannah River drainage), in the context of the very humid escarpment gorges on relatively dry rocks, not on rocks receiving substantial seepage or spray from waterfalls, also on outcrops of Altamaha Grit in the Coastal Plain, on tree bark (especially Magnolia grandiflora and Fagus grandifolia) in swamps and hammocks (in FL, LA, and MS), and on chert around limestone sinkholes (in FL).W. NC, nw. SC, sw. and sc. TN, south to n. peninsular FL, c. AL, s. MS, and e. LA; disjunct in the Ozarks and Ouachitas of AR; disjunct in Mexico (CHP, VER, and PUE), Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.image of plant
HymenophyllaceaeDidymoglossum punctatum ssp. floridanumFlorida Bristle-fern, Florida Filmy-fernHammocks, on limestone around sinkhole margins and on boulders, rarely on tree roots or lower trunks.Endemic to peninsular FL (Sumter and Miami-Dade counties).image of plant
HymenophyllaceaeHymenophyllaceaeFilmy Fern Familyimage of plant
HymenophyllaceaeHymenophyllumFilmy Fernimage of plant
HymenophyllaceaeHymenophyllum cordobenseAmerican Tunbridge Filmy Fern, Cordoba FernMoist rock faces in an escarpment gorge with high rainfall.N. Mexico south through Central America to n. South America; w. South Carolina; West Indies (Jamaica and Hispaniola). Old World material belongs to H. tunbrigense.image of plant
HymenophyllaceaeHymenophyllum tayloriaeGorge Filmy FernSpray cliffs near waterfalls, permanently moist ceilings of grottoes in escarpment gorges with high rainfall.This species is endemic to the southern end of the Southern Appalachians (Transylvania, Jackson, and Macon counties, NC, Pickens and Oconee counties, SC, Rabun County, GA, Fentress, Scott, and Sevier counties, TN, and Lawrence, Franklin, and Lamar counties, AL).image of plant
HymenophyllaceaeTrichomanesBristle Fernimage of plant
HymenophyllaceaeTrichomanes galeottiiCypress swamps, on knees, logs, and sometimes stumps, under a canopy of Taxodium and especially where there is a dense subcanopy of Chyrsobalanus icaco beneath Taxodium, with abundant Telmatoblechnum serrulatum in understory.Big Cypress National Reserve, s. peninsular FL (J. Lange, pers.comm., 2024); c. Mexico south to n. South America (Ecuador, Colombia); West Indies (Cuba).
HymenophyllaceaeTrichomanes holopterumEntire-winged Bristle FernCypress swamps, on knees, logs, and sometimes stumps, under a canopy of Taxodium and especially where there is a dense subcanopy of Chyrsobalanus icaco beneath Taxodium, with abundant Telmatoblechnum serrulatum in understory.S. peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico (CHP, YUC).image of plant
HymenophyllaceaeVandenboschiaFilmy Fernimage of plant
HymenophyllaceaeVandenboschia boschianaAppalachian Filmy FernOn rock outcrops, usually vertical or overhanging, usually in deeply shaded grottoes receiving seepage or spray from waterfalls.W. VA, se. OH (Hocking Co.), s. IN, s. IL south to w. NC and nw. SC, n. GA, wc. AL (Hale County in the Coastal Plain; Yawn et al. 2024), and ne. MS (Menapace, Davison, & Webb 1998); disjunct in the Ozarks of nw. AR; reports of its disjunction in Mexico (CHI) are apparently false reports. See Belden et al. (2004) for more details on the first documented Virginia occurrence.image of plant