Conservation > Discover > Flora and Fauna > Moss Fern
Type: Endemic Plant | Status: Critically Endangered | Nativeness: Endemic
Tiny fern with linear, narrow laminae (fronds) generally less than 5 mm wide and 10 cm long. Grows as a lithophyte on damp, wind-exposed banks and rocks and more commonly as an epiphyte in the manmade cloud forest around the summit of Green Mountain. Often associated with a dense sward of native bryophytes, such as the moss Calymperes ascensionis.
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This Endemic Plant can be found in the following locations:
Green Mountain National Park is full of history and natural beauty. Rising to 859m, the mountain is lush and cool compared to the arid lowlands, with many trails for visitors to explore.
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