Campyloneurum phyllitidis
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Long Strap Fern
Polypodiaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Fern | |
| Size: | 2-3 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | NA | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Division, spores. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | 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: | Epiphytic (growing on trees), Organic material (muck), Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Calcareous (high pH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | ||
| Native Habitats: | Hammocks. Epiphytic on trees, and also occurs on fallen logs and on rocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Citrus County specimen does not come up in the FLAS database search, so the County is not included on our map. |