| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4b |
| Flower Color: | Other |
| Underground structures: | Corm |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Dye production Guardian plant Salad greens Good as a cover crop |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew |
| Pollinators: | Flies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
| Ploidy: | Octoploid |
