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Polytaenium is a genus of ferns in the Pteridaceae family (subfamily Vittarioideae), native to Mexico and South America. Its species are rarely grown, so care advice here reflects general fern needs of tropical epiphytic or rock-dwelling ferns.
Polytaenium is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Mexico and Southern America.
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