E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Hymenophyllum wrightii Bosch
Wright's filmy fern
Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family)

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Distribution of Hymenophyllum wrightii
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Species Information

General:
Perennial, deciduous, slender fern with fronds arising singly from long creeping rhizomes.

Leaves:
Triangular egg-shaped, 2-5 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, 2- to 3-pinnate; ultimate segments oblong, with entire margins.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat and Range

Wet shady rock cliffs and boulders in forests and epiphytic on trees in the lowland zone; infrequent in coastal BC, sporophytes rare, found only on Queen Charlotte Islands, male gametophytes known from the coast from AK to Long Beach, Vancouver Island; amphiberingian, N to AK; E Asia.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Mecodium wrightii (Bosch) Copeland