Brazilian Hairy Sword Fern Pleopeltis lepidopteris 'Morro dos Conventos'
- Phonetic Spelling
- plee-oh-PELL-tiss leh-pi-DOP-ter-is
- Description
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This fern is native to a Morro dos Conventos beach in Brazil.
VIDEO Created by NC State Extension's Homegrown series featuring Mark Weathington, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pleopeltis
- Species:
- lepidopteris
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Brazil
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Fern
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No fruit. This plant reproduces via spores.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- no flowers
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Fronds
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
