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Alsophila eriophora is a tree fern from the wet ravine forests of eastern New Guinea, with a trunk 2 to 3 m tall and fronds up to 3 m long. It needs cool, humid, shaded conditions with steady moisture, so it is mainly a plant for sheltered tropical or subtropical gardens.
Alsophila eriophora, synonym Cyathea eriophora, is a species of tree fern native to eastern New Guinea, where it grows in wet ravine forest at an altitude of 1400–2000 m. The trunk is erect and 2–3 m tall. Fronds are bi- or tripinnate and 2–3 m long. The stipe is dark and covered with spines and scales. The scales are variable, being either small and pale or large with a dark apex. Sori occur near the fertile pinnule midvein and lack indusia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alsophila eriophora 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.
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.
