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Sickle Fern

Pellaea falcata

Sickle Fern
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0

Pellaea falcata is a fern native to eastern Australia, found from coastal areas to eucalyptus forest and rainforest edges. It is grown as an ornamental and does best with steady moisture and very bright light, but not direct full sun.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely, watering more when grown indoors.
Soil
Well-draining humus-rich potting mix that holds some moisture.
Temperature
15–27 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Pellaea falcata, the sickle fern, is a widespread and common plant, growing in eastern Australia. It is often seen in on the coast and ranges in eucalyptus forest and rainforest. It grows in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Lord Howe Island.

The fronds are usually 37 to 105 cm long. Each frond has between 27 and 65 leaflets, sometimes more. These pinnae (fern leaflets) have an absent or short talk, oblong to narrow-oblong in shape. The pinnae are 22 to 56 mm long and 5 to 12 mm wide. The sori form a continuous band along the edges of each pinna.

Other Pellaea plants

Button Fern · Cliffbrake

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pellaea falcata 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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