General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Long Strap Fern
  • Cow Tongue Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Campyloneurum phyllitidis
  • Synonym: Polypodium phyllitidis

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Location: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Date: April 6 2022
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2017-08-12
Comments:
  • Posted by DogsNDaylilies (SE Michigan - Zone 6a) on Aug 12, 2017 2:31 PM concerning plant:
    My local botanical garden had this displayed with a label that gave the common name as "Ribbon Fern". (To confirm, the official name was listed as "polypodium phyllitidis".)

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