Wilson's filmy fern

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Hymenophyllum wilsonii, a fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae, the filmy ferns.

   • Here it was that the Lastrea Fœnisecii was growing in such luxuriance; and in the very cave of which it was the gate keeper I found Wilson's Filmy-Fern, clothing the moist sides as a curtain.
   • Parsley fern is plentiful on the higher hills, Wilson's filmy fern is common in sub-alpine glens, and moonwort, adder's tongue, hart's tongue and, very rarely, the royal fern are also to be got.
   • Thankfully Wilson's filmy fern has survived in many sheltered and humid places, including these Borrowdale rainforests.

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