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Goniopteris

Goniopteris
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Goniopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, and some classifications merge it into the broader genus Thelypteris. Members are grown as ornamental ferns in shaded, humid conditions with consistently moist soil.

Family
Thelypteridaceae (Thelypterid family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Rich, loose, well-draining humus-based mix.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Goniopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Thelypteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Other sources sink Goniopteris into a very broadly defined genus Thelypteris.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goniopteris 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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