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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Acid clays, loams, and sands, preferably poor and sterile
Characteristics
Plant Type
Fern, Native Plant, Poisonous, Herb
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Height
1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Flower
No flowers., Not a flowering plant. Reproduces by spores.
Fruit
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Benefits
Ornamental
Great foliage groundcover for dry woodlands
Warning
POISONOUS PARTS: All parts, fiddleheads (curled-up leaves). Low toxicity if ingested. Symptoms include weakness, high fever, incoordination, convulsions. Toxic Principle: Thiaminase, a proteinaceous enzyme causing a reduction in vitamin B1; also a glycoside. (Poisonous Plants of N.C.)
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Taxonomy
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Pteridium