Tassel Fern
Huperzia phlegmaria
- Native to:
- Andaman Is., Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Christmas I., Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Réunion, Rodrigues, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam
Magnus Manske
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Lycopodiophyta | - Lycopods
- Family:
- Lycopodiaceae
- Genus:
- Huperzia
- Species:
- Huperzia phlegmaria
- USDA Symbol:
- HUPH2
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained organic matter
- pH:
- 5.5 - 6.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- typically found as an epiphyte in tropical forests