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Hymenasplenium cardiophyllum

Hymenasplenium cardiophyllum
Photo: YockeyT, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hymenasplenium cardiophyllum is a small lithophytic fern that grows on rocks in humid, shaded subtropical forests. It needs steady moisture, shade and a well-drained, humus-rich base.

Family
Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep the rhizome and fronds evenly moist; avoid waterlogging and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, well-drained, humus-rich mix or rock crevices with leaf litter.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Vietnam, Hainan, Nansei-shotō (Daitō-shotō), Ogasawara-shotō
Climate
subtropical

About

Hymenasplenium cardiophyllum is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. It is native to China and Japan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hymenasplenium cardiophyllum 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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