General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects: Ants dwell in hollowed-out aboveground rhizomes.
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Ant Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lecanopteris deparioides
  • Synonym: Lecanopteris curtisii

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2017-01-01
Lecanopteris curtisii, an ant fern.  Please read the comment belo
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
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