Ceratopteris cornuta
Ceratopteris cornuta
- Native to:
- Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | DR Congo | Eswatini | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | India | Iraq | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Madagascar | Mali | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Socotra | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Pteridaceae
- Genus:
- Ceratopteris
- Species:
- Ceratopteris cornuta
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Aquatic
- Height:
- 40 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- aquatic invertebrates, fish shelter
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Spores germinate readily on moist substrate under warm conditions. Requires consistently wet conditions and warm temperatures for successful establishment.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI