Asplenium antiquum 'Victoria' & ‘Crissie’
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COMMON NAME |
Japanese Bird’s Nest Fern or Ruffled
Birds Nest Fern |
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TYPE |
Fern |
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FAMILY |
Aspleniaceae |
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NOTES |
A
rosette-forming, bold textured, evergreen fern that displays overlapping,
solid, wavy fronds that resemble a birds nest. Heavily ruffled margins of the
foliage that give this fern its classic characteristic. 'Crissie' is an
unusual bird's nest fern with forked patterns at the terminal end of every
leaf. |
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION |
Native to temperate East Asia, in China, Japan,
Korea, and Taiwan |
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NATIVE
HABITAT |
Found
growing on tropical rainforest trees as epiphytes on cliffs, dark forests,
and tree trunks |
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WEB SOURCES |
