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Pyrrosia stigmosa

Pyrrosia stigmosa
Photo: Andreas Christian, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pyrrosia stigmosa is an epiphytic fern from wet tropical and subtropical Asia that grows on tree trunks and rocks. It needs humid, shaded conditions with steady moisture and good air movement around the roots.

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Grows as
Fern, Epiphyte
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the rhizome and roots evenly moist but never soggy; let the surface dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, well-draining epiphyte mix such as bark, sphagnum and perlite, or mounted on a board or log.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (Yunnan) to Indo-China and New Guinea
Climate
wet tropical

About

Pyrrosia stigmosa is an epiphytic fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Chongqing, Guizhou), Tibet, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, and New Guinea

Other Pyrrosia plants

Close Growing Pyrrosia · Horseshoe Felt Fern · Leather-leaf fern · Tongue Fern · Long-leaved felt fern · Dragon Scale Fern · Rock Felt Fern · Felt Ferns

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pyrrosia stigmosa 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.

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