Vittaria

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Vittaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Vittaria (Latin, a fillet or head-band or ? vitta, a line). Polypodiaceae. A genus of about 40 species of tropical ferns mostly with narrow cord-like lvs. growing pendent from trees: sporangia borne in 2 lines along the margins. V. lineata, Swartz, Old Man's Beard, is a tropical American species which is found as far north as Cent. Fla., where it grows on the cabbage palmetto. Rare in cult. and interesting only as an oddity. V. filifolia, Fee. Fig. 3967. A small species, 10-12 in., which is representative in appearance and habit of most of the species; sometimes found in choice collections. Trop. Amer. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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