Family: Polypodiaceae
Continent: Asia
Region:
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Height: 15-30 cm
Width: 12-20+ cm
Light requirements: very low-high
Temperature: 18-30 °C
Hardness tolerance: very soft-hard
pH tolerance: 5-8
Growth: slow
Demands: very easy
Microsorum pteropus is a water fern which should be grown on a root or
stone, attached with fishing line until it has gained a hold. If it is planted
in the bottom, do not cover the rhizome because it will rot. Easy to propagate
by splitting the horizontal rhizome. A hardy plant which grows in all conditions.
The black spots under the leaves are sporangia (reproductive organs), not signs
of disease as many believe.
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