Microsorum

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Microsorum
Microsorum pteropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Microsorum
Species

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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)