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Lophosoria

Lophosoria
Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0

Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns in the family Dicksoniaceae, native to tropical America. Its members are shade-loving, moisture-loving ferns grown outdoors in mild, humid climates or in large conservatory settings.

Family
Dicksoniaceae (Dicksoni family)
Grows as
Tree, Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil and root zone consistently moist; do not let it dry out.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, free-draining but moisture-retentive mix.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the family Dicksoniaceae.

Although it is confined to tropical America in modern times, there is fossil evidence that it was once spread throughout Gondwana with the exception of New Zealand.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lophosoria 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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