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DSC_0149 Kidney fern (Cardiomanes reniforme) showing the unusual spore capsules which sit within a tube around the edge of the frond. Once classified in Trichomanes (as T. reniforme), DNA analysis of Kidney fern has now shown it to be more closely related to the Hymenophyllum filmy ferns. New Zealand is a special place for the genus Hymenophyllum, with nine of the world’s ten subgenera occurring here. Jackson River, South Westland *
DSC0149Kidney fernCardiomanesHymenophyllumnephrophyllumunusualsporecapsulestubeedgefrondTrichomanesreniformeDNAanalysisrelatedgenusJackson RiverSouth Westland