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Microlepia

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Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0

Microlepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae, mostly native to Asia and many endemic to China, with a few species in Australia, Africa, the West Indies, Latin America and Pacific islands. Grow the commonly cultivated members in shade or filtered light with moist, humus-rich soil.

Family
Dennstaedtiaceae (Dennstaedti family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-draining, slightly acidic mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Microlepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1836. Most of the species are native to Asia, with many endemic to China, although a few species occur also in Australia, Africa, the West Indies, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microlepia 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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