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Lomariopsis lineata
Lomariopsis lineata is a fern from South East Asia whose prothallia (the small, flat, early growth stage) are grown as an aquarium plant, known to aquarists as süsswassertang. Adult plants are large pinnate ferns that grow in humid forest, sometimes on trees or rocks, and are rarely grown as a houseplant.
Lomariopsis lineata is a species of fern native to South East Asia. The prothallia of this species (or possibly a closely related species) are commonly cultivated as an aquarium plant, where it is known to aquarists as süsswassertang (German spelling: Süßwassertang). It is often incorrectly spelled "subwassertang" due to the German eszett's similarity to the Latin 'B'. It is also called Loma fern or round pellia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Süsswassertang 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.
