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Sphaeropteris rosenstockii is a tree fern from the wet tropical forests of New Guinea, grown mainly by collectors of tree ferns. It needs warm, humid, sheltered conditions and steady moisture.
Sphaeropteris rosenstockii is a species of tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae, native to New Guinea. It was first described by Guido Brause in 1920 as Cyathea rosenstockii, and transferred to Sphaeropteris by Rolla Tryon in 1970.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphaeropteris rosenstockii 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.
