General Landscape Uses:  Groundcover in shaded tropical gardens, accent plant in fern gardens, or epiphyte on trees and rocks.

Ecological Restoration Notes: Ethnobotanical restoration

Description: Wart Fern is an easy to grow, hardy fern that doesn’t grow too tall.  It can be grown in sun or shade as a groundcover.

Dimensions: Height 1 – 2 ft.; Spread 2 – 4 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate

Native Range: Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands

Native Habitats: Humid forests

Soils: Well-drained, moist

Nutritional Requirements: Low

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low to moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full sun to shade

Flower Color: N/A

Flower Characteristics: N/A

Flowering Season: N/A

Fruit: N/A

Wildlife and Ecology: Cover for small wildlife

Horticultural Notes: Propagated by spores

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