Microsorum
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Microsorum is a genus of over fifty species of tropical ferns. They grow from rhizomes, rather than roots. This genus includes:
- M. pappei (Pappe's wart fern)
- M. pteropus (Java fern), a common aquarium plant
- M. punctatum (pitted wart fern)
- M. pustulatum (kawaowao, hound's tongue)
- M. scolopendria (embossed fern)