Telmatoblechnum serrulatum is a tropical and subtropical fern from the Blechnaceae family, found in marshes, swamps and moist woodland across the Americas. It grows best in consistently wet, shaded conditions.
Family
Blechnaceae (Blechn family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist and never let it dry out.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich mix that holds water well.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. America
About
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum, the toothed midsorus fern, is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, native to Florida, southeastern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, northern and western South America, Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.
Where it grows
The species is commonly found in freshwater marsh and swamp conditions in tropical or subtropical locations. It can also be found wet prairies, moist pine woods, and sometimes in forests Specifically, in Florida the recorded habitat for this fern is moist and shady places. The range for this fern species is from Florida to South America and has been recorded in Malaysia and Australia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Telmatoblechnum serrulatum 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.