Gleichenia linearis
Dicranopteris linearis
- Native to:
- Andaman Is., Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China, Comoros, Cook Is., DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Réunion, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Gleicheniaceae
- Genus:
- Dicranopteris
- Species:
- Dicranopteris linearis
- USDA Symbol:
- GLLI3
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Ground Cover:
- Yes
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from rhizomes after fire; often dominates disturbed tropical sites post-burn.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Fern reproduces via spores; spore germination requires moist, shaded conditions and is slow and unpredictable.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI