Batwing Fern
Histiopteris incisa
- Native to:
- Angola, Antipodean Is., Ascension, Australia, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Chatham Is., Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Palau, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tristan da Cunha, Tubuai Is., Uganda, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe
Mike Dickison (www.inaturalist.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Genus:
- Histiopteris
- Species:
- Histiopteris incisa
- USDA Symbol:
- HIIN2
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Pioneer fern that colonizes disturbed areas including post-fire sites; spreads via rhizomes after disturbance.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 4.5 - 6.5 (acidic to slightly acidic)
- Drainage:
- good drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- thrives in humid, shaded environments