Bolbitis acrostichoides

Bolbitis acrostichoides

Native to:
Angola | Cameroon | Central African Republic | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda

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Taxonomy

Division:
Pteridophyta | - Ferns
Family:
Polypodiaceae
Genus:
Bolbitis
Species:
Bolbitis acrostichoides

Growth Characteristics

Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
habitat for aquatic invertebrates
Deer Resistant:
Yes

Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch

Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Reproduces primarily vegetatively through rhizome division; spore propagation possible but rarely documented in cultivation.

Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch