Bolbitis gemmifera

Bolbitis gemmifera

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia

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Taxonomy

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

Growth Characteristics

Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:
Yes

Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Fern reproduces via spores; also produces gemmae (vegetative buds) on fronds for asexual propagation.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI