Cyrtomium falcatum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- sir-TOH-mee-um fal-KAY-tum
- Description
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Stout, scaly rhizome; prefers moist, humus rich soil in sun or shade; easy to grow. This plant is seldom damaged by deer and is slightly salt tolerant.
Family name Dryopteridaceae (Polypodiaceae)
Quick ID Hints:
- Fronds pinnately compound
- Pinnae oblong-ovate, falcate
- Sori & indusium round
Rhizomes ascendind to erect, short, densely scaly basally.
Sori uniformly distributed, round, numerous; indusium peltate, orbicular.
VIDEO Created by NC State Extension's Homegrown series featuring Mark Weathington, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cyrtomium
- Species:
- falcatum
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China to Temp. Eastern Asia and Vietnam
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Fern
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Cultural Conditions:
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblong
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Coarse, leathery, dark green fronds; stiff, arching; 3-11 pairs of randomly spaced, scythe-shaped pinnae; open vase shape. dark green, coriaceous, lustrous, pinnately compound; short-petiolulate, oblong-ovate, falcate, margin dentate above, entire basally.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Salt
