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Hymenophyllum capense Hymenophyllum capense



Habitat

Cliffs and rocks

Altitude

Flowering time

Description

Grows in wet cliffs and dripping rocks in deep shade. When not growing under very wet conditions, it may dry out during the summer months but recovers fast after the first winter rains. Sori are at the apex of the lobes. Sporangia covered by indusium flaps (an epidermal outgrowth which covers the sori when young).


30 September - 3 October 2010

          

This website was last updated on
2010 / 9 / 8