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Drynaria novoguineensis

Drynaria novoguineensis
Photo: Daderot, Public domain

Drynaria novoguineensis is an epiphytic fern from New Guinea in the polypody family, closely related to the basket fern genus Drynaria. It grows on trees or rocks and is rarely cultivated, so care advice draws on general knowledge of the genus.

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the rhizome and roots lightly moist and let the top dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, well-draining epiphytic mix such as orchid bark or sphagnum with some peat or coir, or mounted on a board.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New Guinea

About

Drynaria novoguineensis is a species of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to New Guinea.

Other Drynaria plants

Drynaria coronans · Drynaria heracleum · Drynaria bonii · Bear's Paw Fern · Oakleaf Fern · Basket fern · Drynaria roosii · Drynaria willdenowii · Drynaria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drynaria novoguineensis 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.

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