Fern Encyclopedia

Bolbitis heudelotii (African Water Fern, Congo ...

Bolbitis heudelotii, the African Water Fern, is a rheophytic aquatic fern native to fast-flowing rivers across tropical Africa, prized in aquascaping for its delicate pinnate to double-pinnate fronds and architectural...

Bolbitis heudelotii (African Water Fern, Congo ...

Bolbitis heudelotii, the African Water Fern, is a rheophytic aquatic fern native to fast-flowing rivers across tropical Africa, prized in aquascaping for its delicate pinnate to double-pinnate fronds and architectural...

Bolbitis auriculata (Eared Water Fern)

Bolbitis auriculata is a Southeast Asian rheophytic fern distinguished by the ear-shaped auriculate lobes at the base of each pinna. Native to forest streams in Malesia from Thailand to the...

Bolbitis auriculata (Eared Water Fern)

Bolbitis auriculata is a Southeast Asian rheophytic fern distinguished by the ear-shaped auriculate lobes at the base of each pinna. Native to forest streams in Malesia from Thailand to the...

Bolbitis angustipinna (Narrow-Pinnae Water Fern)

Bolbitis angustipinna is a refined rheophytic fern of tropical West and Central African forest streams, distinguished from the widely cultivated B. heudelotii by its notably narrow pinnae and more delicate...

Bolbitis angustipinna (Narrow-Pinnae Water Fern)

Bolbitis angustipinna is a refined rheophytic fern of tropical West and Central African forest streams, distinguished from the widely cultivated B. heudelotii by its notably narrow pinnae and more delicate...

Bolbitis bipinnatifida (Creeping Fern, Philippi...

Bolbitis bipinnatifida is a strikingly lacy rheophytic fern from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, valued in aquascaping for its deeply divided bipinnatifid fronds that create fine textural contrast...

Bolbitis bipinnatifida (Creeping Fern, Philippi...

Bolbitis bipinnatifida is a strikingly lacy rheophytic fern from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, valued in aquascaping for its deeply divided bipinnatifid fronds that create fine textural contrast...

Bolbitis appendiculata (Appendaged Bolbitis, As...

Bolbitis appendiculata is an Indo-Malesian creeping rheophytic fern of shaded tropical stream margins, characterised by long-creeping rhizomes that wander across wet rocks and tree buttresses producing arched once-pinnate fronds with...

Bolbitis appendiculata (Appendaged Bolbitis, As...

Bolbitis appendiculata is an Indo-Malesian creeping rheophytic fern of shaded tropical stream margins, characterised by long-creeping rhizomes that wander across wet rocks and tree buttresses producing arched once-pinnate fronds with...

Azolla rubra (Red Azolla, Pacific Azolla)

Azolla rubra, the Pacific azolla, is a diminutive free-floating aquatic fern native to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Basin, distinguished by its spectacular red-to-green coloration and extraordinary nitrogen-fixing capabilities....

Azolla rubra (Red Azolla, Pacific Azolla)

Azolla rubra, the Pacific azolla, is a diminutive free-floating aquatic fern native to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Basin, distinguished by its spectacular red-to-green coloration and extraordinary nitrogen-fixing capabilities....