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Serpocaulon lasiopus

Serpocaulon lasiopus is an epiphytic fern from wet tropical South America, growing on tree trunks and branches in humid forest. It is best grown mounted or in a humid, well-ventilated setting.

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the root zone moist but not soggy, and mist or water more often in dry air.
Soil
Epiphytic mix of bark, sphagnum or peat with some perlite, or mounted on a board or slab.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Serpocaulon lasiopus is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is widespread in South America. Under the synonym Polypodium argyrolepis, it was regarded as endemic to Ecuador and threatened by habitat loss.

Other Serpocaulon plants

Serpocaulon eleutherophlebium · Serpocaulon fraxinifolium · Serpocaulon latissimum · Serpocaulon sessilifolium · Serpocaulon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Serpocaulon lasiopus 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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