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Gymnosphaera commutata

Alsophila commutata

Gymnosphaera commutata is a tree fern species from Southeast Asia that grows in wet and swampy forests. It needs consistently moist, humid conditions and acidic soil, and is grown mainly by enthusiasts and in greenhouses.

Family
Cyatheaceae (Cyathe family)
Grows as
Tree, Fern
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the root zone consistently moist and never let it dry out.
Soil
Acidic, peaty or sandy mix that holds moisture, such as peat-based fern compost.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Gymnosphaera commutata is a Malesian species of tree fern found in wet and swampy forests.

Where it grows

Gymnosphaera commutata is native to the Malay Peninsula, central and southern Sumatra and Borneo, where it grows in acidic peaty or sandy soils in wet forest, as well as swamp forest, from sea level to an elevation of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).

Other Gymnosphaera plants

Gymnosphaera annae · Gymnosphaera biformis · Gymnosphaera dimorpha · Gymnosphaera glabra · Gymnosphaera metteniana · Gymnosphaera acrostichoides · Gymnosphaera andersonii · Gymnosphaera atropurpurea · Gymnosphaera baileyana · Gymnosphaera capensis · Gymnosphaera denticulata · Gymnosphaera gigantea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gymnosphaera commutata 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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