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Pteris melanocaulon is a fern species in the Pteridaceae (maidenhair fern family) native from the Philippines to Sulawesi. Grow it as a shade-tolerant fern in moist, humus-rich conditions with steady moisture and good drainage.
Pteris melanocaulon is a fern species in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae. It has been described as edible and no subspecies have been found. It has been found to be a metallophyte and probably has copper as an essential macro-nutrient.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pteris melanocaulon 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
