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Creeping Tree Fern

Alsophila colensoi

Creeping Tree Fern
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
Family
Cyatheaceae (Cyathe family)
Grows as
Tree, Fern
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
temperate

About

Alsophila colensoi, also known as the creeping tree fern, mountain tree fern or golden tree fern, is a species of tree fern native to New Zealand, from the southern part of the North Island south to Stewart Island. It grows in submontane to montane forest in damp areas, particularly near the tree line.

How to grow it

This species requires rich humus, good shade and much moisture. Being a montane plant, it does well in cooler regions.

Other Alsophila plants

Alsophila abbottii · Alsophila acanthophora · Alsophila acuminata · Alsophila alderwereltii · Alsophila alleniae · Alsophila alpina · Alsophila amboinensis · Alsophila aneitensis · Alsophila apiculata · Alsophila apoensis · Rough tree fern · Alsophila balanocarpa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alsophila colensoi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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