Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Fiji

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

The rabbit's foot fern is named for its thick, furry rhizomes — covered in silvery-brown scales — that creep over the rim of a pot like tiny paws. Native to Fiji, it thrives in bright indirect light and is one of the most popular hanging-basket ferns worldwide.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Davalliaceae

Genus

Davallia

Species

Davallia fejeensis