| General Information |
| Distribution | Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hawaiian Islands.In the Hawaiian Islands,
indigenous to
Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Maui, Hawai`i.
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| Habitat | Wet, boggy, mossy, usually open areas |
| Elevation | 800-1645 m
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Habit
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Terrestrial, delicate, herbaceous, terrestrial; stems erect, decumbent at bases, narrow, 4-12 x 0.4-0.8 cm, smaller toward tips of stems,
often 1- to 2-branched, usually pink to red, annual constrictions absent.
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Leaves
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Leaves spreading to reflexed, narrowly lanceolate to sublinear, 2-4 x 0.7-1 mm, margins entire, tips acute.
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Sori
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Gemmae 2-3 x 2-3 mm.
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Notes
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Latin erubescens, reddening, blushing,
in reference to the color of the stem of this species.
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Contributor
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Nancy Khan
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