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Bristle Fern

Crepidomanes

Also called Filmy Fern

Bristle Fern
Photo: keisotyo, CC BY-SA 3.0

Crepidomanes is a genus of delicate filmy ferns (family Hymenophyllaceae) with very thin, translucent fronds, mostly found in the Old World tropics and subtropics. They are grown mainly as shade-loving collector's plants that need constant humidity.

Family
Hymenophyllaceae (Hymenophyll family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the growing medium and air consistently damp, using mist or a humid enclosure rather than letting it dry out.
Soil
Fine, moisture-retentive medium such as sphagnum moss or a peat-based mix; often grown on rock or bark.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Crepidomanes is a genus of ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae. It is mostly distributed through the Old World but has one species, Crepidomanes intricatum, in North America.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crepidomanes 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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