Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations
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Where it actually grows measured, from 46 observations
| Condition | 5th percentile | Median | 95th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldest month, mean daily low | -3.0 °C | 0.8 °C | 4.2 °C |
| Warmest month, mean daily high | 18.7 °C | 23.3 °C | 28.0 °C |
| Annual rainfall | 1,009 mm | 1,580 mm | 2,610 mm |
| Rainfall in the driest quarter | 94 mm | 124 mm | 357 mm |
It is found where winters bring light frost. This is not care advice and it is not a forecast. It is a measurement: we sampled the climate at every one of the 46 research-grade observations of Philonotis capillaris that carry a coordinate, and this is the range those places actually span. The 5th and 95th percentiles are used rather than the minimum and maximum, because a single cultivated specimen in a heated conservatory should not widen a tropical plant's range to the Arctic.
This is not a hardiness zone. A USDA zone is the average annual extreme minimum temperature. The figure above is the mean daily minimum of the coldest month, which is a different quantity and is typically far warmer. Reading one as the other would place a plant several zones too warm, so we do not publish a hardiness zone, because we do not have one.
Also published as 22 synonyms
A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.
- Bartramia capillaris (Lindb.) T.Jensen
- Bartramia fontana var. capillaris (Lindb.) Boulay
- Philonotis arnellii Husn.
- Philonotis boulayi Corb.
- Philonotis capillaris f. gemmiclada Loeske
- Philonotis capillaris var. gallica H.Philib.
- Philonotis capillaris var. gemmiclada (Loeske) Dism.
- Philonotis capillaris var. norwegica H.Philib.
- Philonotis capillaris var. thedenii H.Philib.
- Philonotis confervoides Zodda ex G.Roth
- Philonotis fontana subsp. capillaris (Lindb.) Hérib.
- Philonotis fontana var. capillaris (Lindb.) Lindb.
- Philonotis fontana var. parvula (Lindb. ex H.Philib.) Lindb. ex H.A.Möller
- Philonotis fontana var. tenuis Boulay
- Philonotis macounii Lesq. & James
- Philonotis marchica var. capillaris (Lindb.) Limpr.
- Philonotis marchica var. romanica Péterfi
- Philonotis parvula Lindb. ex H.Philib.
- Philonotis parvula var. bomanssonii H.Philib.
- Philonotis ryanii H.Philib.
- Philonotis tenuis (Boulay) Corb.
- Philonotis vancouveriensis Kindb.
Sourcesevery claim on this page
- World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite. It has no native range either: Kew's checklist does not cover this taxon.