Campyloneurum angustifolium
Narrow Strapfern · Narrow-leaf strap fern
Description
Source: leafsnapCampyloneurum angustifolium is a fern species in the family Polypodiaceae, commonly known as narrow strapfern or narrow-leaf strap fern.It is native to Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Central America, Kerala, and tropical South America.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full shade
Narrow strapfern is native to habitats such as forest understories or rocky sites that provide natural shade. It prefers full shade but can tolerate partial sun.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Narrow strapfern comes from tropical areas, where the climate is generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is well suited to high temperatures and humidity. It does not tolerate abrupt temperature shifts and favors a steady temperature, so avoiding indoor temperature fluctuations is important. It typically cannot withstand cold conditions and needs warmer temperatures to grow. If the surrounding temperature falls too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Fern
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Campyloneurum
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green, Forest Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Native Area
- Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Suriname, Costa Rica