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Zealandia pustulata subsp. howensis

Zealandia pustulata subsp. howensis
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0

Zealandia pustulata subsp. howensis is a fern subspecies endemic to Lord Howe Island, found in shaded forest understorey, often on rocks, decaying stumps or other plants. It is a rare, specialist plant with little cultivation information, so grow it like other shade-loving epiphytic or rock ferns in humid conditions.

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Grows as
Tree, Fern
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep the root zone evenly moist but never waterlogged, and mist or water more when air is dry.
Soil
Loose, humus-rich, well-draining mix such as orchid bark, fibre and leaf mould, or mounted on a log or rock.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Zealandia pustulata subsp. howensis, synonym Microsorum pustulatum subsp. howense, is a subspecies of fern, only occurring on Lord Howe Island. The habitat is the shaded forest understorey. It grows from the ground, or on plants or from rocks. Often seen on decaying tree stumps or moss covered rocks.

Other Lecanopteris plants

Dendroconche annabellae · Dendroconche scandens · Dendroconche · Lecanopteris carnosa · Lecanopteris deparioides · Lecanopteris mirabilis · Lecanopteris sinuosa · Lecanopteris · Zealandia vieillardii · Zealandia pustulata · Zealandia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zealandia pustulata subsp. howensis 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.

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