Characteristics
A medium sized fern. It grows 0.5-1.5 m tall. It has a creeping rhizome. It forms spreading patches. The fronds are erect or arch over. They are dark green. The segments are sword shaped and the edges wavy. The tip is drawn out to a long point. The fertile segments are carried on separate erect fronds. These are more narrow than the sterile ones.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
1.5 - 2.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.9 - 1.5
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
In Australia it grows on Lord Howe Island. It suits moist protected situations. In Zimbabwe it grows up to 2,225 m above sea level.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by division of the rhizome or from spores.
| Mode |
divisions
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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