FNPS Plant Database
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
long strap fern
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
long strap fern
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Family:
Polypodiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
fern
Size:
2-3 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant in moist shade gardens. Grow it on downed logs, lower trunks of cypress, or on rock. Needs to be in a moist, humid environment.
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
division, spores
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
Stays Wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Lime Rock, Organic (muck), Epiphytic
Soil pH:
calcareous (high pH)
Suitable to Grow In:
9A, 9B, 10A, 10B
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Hammocks. Epiphytic on trees, and also occurs on fallen logs and on rocks.
Natural Range in Florida:
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