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Neolepisorus

Neolepisorus
Photo: Clifflandis, CC0

Neolepisorus is a genus of ferns in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae), grown mainly as epiphytic or rock-growing ornamentals in warm, humid conditions. Keep the rhizome and roots moist but not waterlogged, and provide bright filtered light.

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the compost evenly moist and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings; avoid standing water.
Soil
Free-draining, airy epiphyte or fern mix with bark, perlite and some peat or coir.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Neolepisorus is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Other Lepisorus plants

Lemmaphyllum · Lepisorus · Neocheiropteris · Tricholepidium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neolepisorus 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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