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Filmy Ferns
Hymenophyllales
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native filmy ferns All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Appalachian Filmy Fern
Vandenboschia boschiana
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Palaihinahina
Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
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Tiny Bristle Fern
Crepidomanes parvulum
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Ohiaku
Hymenophyllum recurvum
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Weft Fern
Crepidomanes intricatum
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Creeping Palai
Vandenboschia davallioides
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Dwarf Filmy Fern
Didymoglossum petersii
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Palai Lau li‘I
Hymenophyllum obtusum
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Callistopteris baldwinii
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Elegant Bristle Fern
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
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Dotted Bristle Fern
Trichomanes punctatum
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Wright's Filmy Fern
Hymenophyllum wrightii
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Treemoss Bristle Fern
Trichomanes krausii
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Entirewing Bristle Fern
Trichomanes holopterum