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Pyrrosia confluens
Also called Robber Fern
Pyrrosia confluens, the horseshoe felt fern, is an epiphytic or rock-dwelling fern of eastern Australian rainforests that grows in part shade and high humidity. It is grown as a houseplant or in shaded greenhouses where it can stay moist but well drained.
Pyrrosia confluens known as the horseshoe felt fern or robber fern is a common fern of eastern Australia. Occurring as an epiphyte or lithophyte in areas of part shade and high moisture. Often seen on rocks or creeping up on rainforest trees, quite high above the ground. Found north of the Wyong district. In 1810, the species originally appeared in scientific literature as Polypodium confluens in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.
Close Growing Pyrrosia · Leather-leaf fern · Tongue Fern · Long-leaved felt fern · Dragon Scale Fern · Rock Felt Fern · Pyrrosia stigmosa · Felt Ferns
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pyrrosia confluens 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.
