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Parapolystichum

Parapolystichum
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 3.0

Parapolystichum is a genus of ferns in the wood fern family, mainly native to the tropics with some species reaching southeastern Australia. Its members are generally grown as shade-loving foliage ferns, and care varies by species.

Family
Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-draining potting mix or woodland-style soil.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Parapolystichum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is mainly native to the tropics, although its range extends to southeastern Australia.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parapolystichum 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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