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Pyrrosia lingua
Also called Felt Fern, Pyrrosia
Tongue fern (Pyrrosia lingua) is a small epiphytic or lithophytic fern from East and Southeast Asia, grown for its tongue-shaped, felt-covered fronds. It does best with bright, indirect light and evenly moist but well-drained conditions.
Pyrrosia lingua is a species of epiphytic fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It occurs through China and Southeast Asia and into Japan and Taiwan. Pyrrosia lingua is grown as a cultivated plant, and multiple named cultivars have been developed.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pyrrosia lingua 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.
