Microsorum pteropus grows to a height of 15-30cm and a width of 12-20+cm, this plant is a water fern which should be grown on a root or stone. If it is planted at the bottom do not cover the rhizome because it will rot. Keep in position with a piece of fishing line until it has attached itself. Easy to propagate by splitting the horizontal rhizome or by using the small adventive plants that grow on older leaves. A hardy plant which grows in all conditions (even slightly brackish water). The black spots under the leaves are sporangia, not signs of disease as many believe. Recommended for both beginners and the more experienced. Herbivorous fish often leave it alone. This plant used to be called (mistakenly) "Microsorium".

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