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Filmy ferns in the eFloraNZ: Hymenophyllum and Trichomanes

Filmy ferns add a delicate, enveloping beauty to New Zealand’s forests.  Most are translucent, with fronds only one or a few cells thick.  Most are small, but they can carpet large areas of the ground or be prominent on the trunks of trees. New Zealand is home to 31 speciesRead more

2016-03-11
By: Leon Perrie
On: 11 Mar 2016
In: Science

Curiosities, world-firsts, and monsters – fern spotting in Wellington

On Saturday I joined the Wellington Botanical Society’s field trip to Wright Hill in Karori, Wellington. Wellington city would not be my first choice of locality for fern spotting, but we still found plenty to keep me interested. The filmy ferns Hymenophyllum flexuosum and Trichomanes endlicherianum are always pleasing finds.Read more

2012-08-06
By: Leon Perrie
On: 6 Aug 2012
In: Science

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