Lygodium venustum
Lygodium venustum
- Native to:
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles
Dick Culbert (www.flickr.com) from Gibsons, B.C., Canada,Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com),Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com),Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com),Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com),Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com),Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com),Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com) from Brazil,Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com) from Brazil,Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com) from Brazil,Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (www.flickr.com) from Brazil,Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA (en.wikipedia.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Schizaeaceae
- Genus:
- Lygodium
- Species:
- Lygodium venustum
- USDA Symbol:
- LYVE9
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers forested, humid environments