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Rockcap fern

Pecluma

Rockcap fern
Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0

Pecluma is a genus of small epiphytic and rock-dwelling ferns, commonly called rockcap ferns, in the polypody family. Commonly grown members are often kept as humid, bright-indirect houseplants or in terrariums, and they need steady moisture and humidity to thrive.

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the rhizome and roots evenly moist without sitting in water; let the top layer dry lightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, well-draining mix such as orchid bark, peat or sphagnum blended with perlite, or a rock-mounted setup.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Pecluma is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are called rockcap ferns.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pecluma 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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