Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Acrostichum danaeifolium

giant leather fern
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

giant leather fern

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Acrostichum danaeifolium

Familia:

Pteridaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

fern

Tamaño:

6 - 12 ft tall by 5-10 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Evergreen. Fertile fronds present nearly year round.

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant or mass background planting in moist areas. Could be used as a hedge. As this fern gets very tall, it is not appropriate as a groundcover.

Consideraciones:

Not drought tolerant.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Luz:

Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

circum neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Birds, Mammals

Used as cover.

Hábitats nativos:

Brackish and freshwater marshes, swamps, river floodplains.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fiddleheads are edible.  Fronds have been used as thatch.

Comentarios generales:

Can be cut back to improve appearance, but should not be severely pruned more than once a year.



Spores cover undersides of leaves giving them a bi-color appearance.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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