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Aleuritopteris squamosa

Aleuritopteris squamosa is a small fern from southern China (Hainan and Yunnan) in the maidenhair fern family. It is a rare, habitat-threatened species, so it is rarely grown and has few cultivation records; keep it cool, humid and shaded with well-drained, humus-rich soil.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy, and let the surface dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-drained mix with peat or leaf mould and some grit.
Temperature
15–24 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Aleuritopteris squamosa is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae. It is native to Hainan and Yunnan in southern China. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Aleuritopteris plants

Aleuritopteris albofusca · Aleuritopteris albomarginata · Aleuritopteris grevilleoides · Aleuritopteris

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aleuritopteris squamosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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