Scientific Name:
Pteris ensiformis
Pronunciation:
TEER-iss en-sih-FOR-miss
Common Name:
table fern, silver lace fern, variegated brake fern
Family Name:
Pteridaceae
Plant Type:
Fern, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Fronds feathery, usually variegated; spores may form along a downward rolled margin.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Africa, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate, Bipinnate
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Oblong
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
